This is so good! We get distracted by other people and their flesh. But so much of the way of life in Christ is between us and God personally. Can we do things as unto the Lord...and not
directly to the person who is troubling us? Can we do things to please the Lord leaving ourselves out of the equation?
I would say that unless we are crucified at that time with Christ...we will succumb at some point to reacting in the flesh. Only dead men don't react.
Hence the need to go to God to be crucified anew...or for the very first time!
Added: It reminds me of this joke where a man dies and comes to Peter at the gate to heaven. Peter asks...what have you done to make heaven your destination? The man replies...once I was in a meeting and this lady said "supposably" three times...and I didn't even say anything to her even afterwards. Peter responds..."come on in!"