God removes defects.
We take the initiative.
We ask God for the right belief, thinking, and behaviour (virtue).
We ask for strength to implement these.
We ask for strength to withstand the pain of doing so.
Eventually the temptation to act out old beliefs, thinking, and behaviour fades.
Defects remain ever available.
They are therefore ‘removed to the side of the road’, not zapped forever.
We do not focus on the removal of defects.
We focus on doing God’s will, which is the practice of virtues.
Steps 8 and 9 clear the way practically for doing God’s will.
Steps 8 and 9 help us access the right beliefs, thinking, and behaviours in a general way.
Steps 10, 11, and 12 help us access the right beliefs, thinking, and behaviours in the day and moment.