why bother exploring the deepest issues?

Larry Crabb offers 3 reasons for going deep into our hearts, to expose the pain and the thirst:

1. Freedom from compulsive sin requires an awareness of deep thirst.
2. Sin will be understood superficially - and therefore dealt with ineffectively - without an awareness of deep thirst.
3. Without an awareness of deep thirst, our pursuit of God will be disciplined at best. With it, our pursuit can be passionate.

I think those are worth every pastor having before him in every counselling instance.