That transformation will never happen until you admit a scar exists. We Must Expose Those Scars. Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. That was the first response of Adam and Eve. A hidden scar is always a scar, and anything that we hide is always a candidate for exposure.
Many people live their whole life in fear of exposure.
We hide life's scars because we fear that people will reject us once they discover the truth about us. It's true, we've asked God to forgive us and He has forgiven us. But something keeps gnawing deep with-in us. We know that closure has not been brought to the subject. The earnest prayer of a righteous man has great power and wonderful results.