Attitudes and thoughtlife

This is a big one, no one can master this but at least we can be aware and understand it. The most important part is to confess sin when we blow it. It is a daily task, we are human and frail. We may try to pretend to look saintly in a confrontation, or a temptation. Our thoughts may be hidden from others, but God knows our hearts and that has to be constantly on our minds. That goes a long way when we know that.
When Jesus came He made it clear actions alone are not what He is looking at but also our thought life, attitudes. This blew the Pharisee's mind because they were well versed in symbolic gestures, overtly religious but their thought life gave them away as hypocrites. And that's what we don't want to be.
We know we are saved by grace and we can never attain salvation by works but we should be looking to please God with our gestures and thought life too. A saved life loves God's Word, and wants to please the Father.
Prayer will help us overcome our inability to cope with our wrong attitudes with people we have problems with.