Some attitudes and actions make it impossible for a person to solve his troubles. Those actions and attitudes must be identified and understood. To live with troubles which can be resolved is foolish and destructive. A Christian must be certain his troubles are not continuing because he stands in the way of the solution. First, a Christian can prohibit a solution to his troubles by defending the faults and weaknesses which produced the problem.
Most troubles exist for one of two reasons.
He refuses to identify his faults and weaknesses, or he defends his faults or weaknesses by arguing that they are innocent and not responsible for the problem. It is foolish and ridiculous for anyone to think that is harmful. This turns the faults and weaknesses which created the troubles into personal merits. Troubles are never resolved by defending faults and weaknesses. Second, a Christian can prohibit a solution to his troubles by justifying his mistakes, faults, or weaknesses.