The carnal-mind, which is the thinking part of self, doesn’t believe this because it cannot (Rom. 8:6). If it cannot distract you with the acquisition of material things, it will tell you instead that if only you were more spiritual, more holy, more prayerful you could then achieve the peace you are lacking. If the sin-principled ego cannot get you into material pursuits, it will turn its attention to spiritual ones. But self is incapable of pursuing what is spiritual, so it confuses you with what is religious. Religion in any form cannot satisfy the real you, but it is capable of making the
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