All of us probably agree with these statements:
1. I have failed in the past.
2. I am dissatisfied with my present spiritual state.

Paul shows how Christ as our confidence and satisfaction serves to jar us out of our spiritual stagnation and produce spiritual maturity in Him.

I. Deal with the past (12-13)

II. Be honest about the present (12-13)

III. Know the end goal and how it will be realized (12-16)