Denial

Perhaps the main problem with denial is that it prevents deep introspection. One cannot look deeply into himself if he is unwilling to face the truth about himself.  He keeps running into the truth that discomforts him. And when one cannot look deeply into himself, he cannot avail himself of the infinite inner world where there is beauty, goodness and undiscovered truth that liberates the soul from the narrowing confines and shallow world of denial. We can only get to God and the freedom He offers by travelling the pathway of truth about the self. The grace afforded by Jesus enables us to face all the ugly truth wihin us. And the power of the Holy Spirit enables us to begin the process of overcoming it. If we continue this process, we discover the ultimate Truth that sets us free, just as Christ said.