David confessed his sins to God unreservedly, without excuse, and sought forgiveness. But David didn't stop there. For him, forgiveness was not "enough"…
During that week before I had confessed to my dad that I had indeed lied to him, he did not throw me out of his house; he didn't disown me or write me out of his will! I was STILL his child, but our fellowship was broken.
God already knows the state of our thoughts and hearts, but many times we do not. By His "searching" and "testing" it is revealed to us what we are truly like…