HOW DEEP IS THE ROOT OF SIN?

Some women love mirrors, others do not. Some women look in the mirror and deceptively see much beauty, others look in the mirror and deceptively see ugliness. (Am I in trouble yet?) Mirrors do not lie but the interpretation of the image seen in the mirror is certainly in the eye of the beholder, and that perception may not be reality. The same principle applies to our sin and it is only when we submit to the assessment of the Holy Spirit that we perceive our sin in its reality.
Over the last couple of months I have come to the sad conclusion that much of what I have done and do is motivated by lust and pride. I falsely perceived my journey to be much further down the road of sanctification than I have recently discovered.

I have also been pondering the depth of the root of sin in my life. Sometimes it seems to me that sin is so deeply rooted in my being that the grace of God cannot go that deep and those roots will only be removed when I receive a new body in the final resurrection of the saints. Of course I know better but nevertheless that is how it sometimes feels. Sin so easily takes charge if I neglect feeding my mind and soul with the Word of God and time in my Father's presence. I fear how quickly the tree of sin would grow should I neglect daily renewing of the grace of God in my life.
So I humbly begin another day in Christ with greater attention to motive and awareness of my need of the grace of God, with a greater desire for purity and holiness and wholeness, which one day will be mine as a human being created in the image of God, to the Glory of God. Can I get an Amen???