The more the soul begins to walk in faith, the more fruit it will bear. The Father sees how we use his many blessings. He entrusts us with more because we are trustworthy in little things. This process is a process of grinding and crushing. This process is hard to understand.
Understanding comes only through the light of grace.
There is no longer any taste for earthly things. The senses are kind of dull and nothing that the world offers seems to satisfy this deep longing in the heart. The soul exposes these hidden desires and the thoughts. This exposure causes the soul much shame and fear. Nonetheless the soul trusts in the goodness of the Lord.