Wow!
You folks took this to a whole new level, I really appreciate all the responses as well as the 'soul searching' many of you mentioned. This learning process is not easy, it wasn't designed to be, He created us in the flesh to be resistant to His will and to learn day by day the benefits (rarely as immediate self gratification) of putting self aside and seeking to do His will in all things.
All things.
That is the difficult part, we all are prone to different temptations even as many of our shortcomings do overlap or can be attributed to lust, pride and coveting. It is a joyful experience though when we do resist temptation and we can see a step forward in our spiritual walk instead of that empty self justification that stunts our spiritual growth, when we realize that any sinning makes us guilty of all we can be a bit more empathetic with our brethren in regard to their shortcomings.
I want to thank you all again for your comments.
Peace,
Joe