Although the Spirit helps us to name specific sins and recognize the situations in which they are most likely to show up, we have not yet been changed. We are simply more aware of what needs to be changed.
It is in this that we often fall into the pit of legalism. We often attempt to atone for our own sins by beating ourselves with guilt. We refuse to move forward until we have felt enough sorrow for our sin. This is often self-pity incognito. Self-pity, at its root, is pride. We wallow in guilt, ('woe is me') while at the same time stirring up pride. And we wonder why we go to Scripture and fail to see the glory of God. "God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble."
An awareness of sin must be taken immediately to the Savior. We must cling to his atonement. We must see his glory in light of our sin so that the Spirit might arouse faith in Christ, the agent of change.
"But we all, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord are being transformed into the smae image from glory to glory. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit."