The Best of What's Around

I was challenged by a good friend of mine the other day. I had asked him for some help in controlling my sins. As I type this now, I can see how foolish I am in saying this. I don't just want to control them, or even control the symptoms...I want to destroy them, and only through the saving grace of Jesus Christ. Mike told me of the symptoms of my sins were pulling me down. I would venture to say that I didn't exactly understand until he explained it to me. He challenged me to look for the problems and sins. I really think that the things that are eating away at me are as follows:

I spend too much time believing that I deserve something
I spend too much time believing that I need to earn God's grace
-I don't think that I deserve it
I spend too much time thinking that I can do it on my own
I get impatient when others are rude
I anger easily, even though it may not be completely evident
I will try to get my way, even if this means lying/cheating
I spend a lot of time sulking about the past...this is a big one

Things I should be doing but probably aren't include:
Daily reading
Prayer-continuously/frequently
Deep conversations