Amen bb!
We can fool others,we can even fool ourselves but there is no way in heaven or earth that we can fool Him!...."...all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do." (Hebrews 4:13)
"For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." (Hebrews 4:12)
...and keeping the following in mind...
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? (Jeremiah 17:9)
....that can be an unpleasant thought to say the least!.I'd wager the carnal mind wants to stay as far away from anything that might "discern the thoughts and intents of the heart" as possible.
Speaking for myself,I know that being totally honest with God is not as easy as it might sound.Because I have a heart that can deceive me,a heart that I do not fully know but I also have a God-given conscience that tells me when I am fudging His Word.
Our 'baggage' can lie to us and we'll not be rid of it until we allow God to tip us upside down.
What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?
Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee
He knows...and He loves me still!
God bless
Amen! Thank you for that reminder.