When we realize that God is seeking to change us, sometimes we seek to change God to a less demanding God and in effect begin to worship a false god known as pride and selfishness.
It's the same Satanic view of justifying our sin while disregarding the Atonement of Jesus Christ. We are not saved IN our sins but through repentance FROM our sins. We are the ones who must repent. We are the imperfect and unprofitable servants that God wants to bless but can only after all we can do, through His grace.
His love for us never falters. His trust in us varies in our trust in Him. He cannot give us something we refuse to sacrifice for, and that is why the Savior has always only taught repentance to our investigative hearts. If we seek Him, we must be willing to not seek for ourselves but truly leave ourselves and come unto Him.
On the door to heaven it reads "Abandon all selfishness and despair to enter" and it is a hard thing He asks but He knows it is hard and knows we can do it. We have to trust that He knows more than we do.
