I am such a sinner. I am forgiven, but barely. I'll never amount to much. Depravity is consuming me. The other is a hopeful realism.
Scripture commands the latter.
This attitude begins when we open our hearts to the Holy Spirit, honestly admitting to Him that we have indeed been infected with this growth of sin. Then it requires an admittance on our part that we are powerless to uproot it. Back to the mushroom. Forget about that big one in West Michigan and just think about a wee little one in my back yard. I could rip away the sod and try to remove the fingers of the fungus.