The better my step 4, the more willingness I come to step 6 with. As I see how a particular defect blocks me from the sunlight of the spirit, I grow more willing for God to remove it. If my work in step 4 has not revealed what I need to see, I stumble blindly around in step 6.
Sometimes I am willing, but seemingly God isn't? That divergence tells me I have some more prayer and meditation to do. LOL.