If you think that God’s primary goal for you is that you be an example of moral goodness rather than a trophy of His grace, you’ll never be honest about your deepest sins, struggles, and secrets. Ever. You’ll always feel the pressure to pretend you’re better than you truly are.
Reflection’s essential to transformation. Those who refuse to look back rarely truly go forward. They just walk in place, digging a hole. Before greeting a new year, there’s tremendous value in bidding a proper good bye to the old one. What is it you want or need to leave behind?