THE BLINDING AFFECTS OF MIS-EDUCATION & MIS-INFORMATION

We in the nature of the flesh, tend to let the flesh guide us. When we become in the Spiritual, then our motives change us to new living. Many, need to make changes to denying the flesh. Then we will scream Jesus continually. I hope others will see the revelation in these words.

The Bible say we are born in sin and shaped in iniquity. To me salvation is redirecting this natural state. The things you mentioned are learned habits or custom naturals for some. As a doctoral student and a country girl and a new found christian I had to see myself as the prescribed descriptions you mentioned earlier and request a new prescription to help fix the "real" me. Certainly a process not done over night but the introduction to realizing a change is neccessary has made all the difference. When I teach my adult GED students their success lies in redirection and when teaching my ninth graders their success lies in new seeds.

Great post Dr. West

Doc, great post, as always. I think we tend to gravitate toward comfort and ease. Every human being has been given a "measure of faith" and that's why they cry for Jesus even though, in their daily life they don't give Him the time of day.
The fact remains, we all crave LOVE. Sadly, we seek it and find it in distorted ways/places. We often do what we know we should not do, and don't do what we know we should. It is up to those of us who are finding the TRUTH of AGAPE to give it freely, so there is no want or need for anything but God. We need to learn how not to lean on our own understanding, and lean on the one who created understanding and wisdom. He is not a man that He should lie, and with Him all things are possible. His ways are NOT our ways, and that's where most of us get confused and mess things up.