Condition Critical

You know they say an alcoholic has to admit he or she has a problem before he or she can begin any type of real rehabilitation.& & How& many& times& have& we& heard& the& affected& person& say& over& and& over again& that they really don’t have a problem?& They can, in essence, stop any& time& they& want& to. It’s& just& that& the ‘want& to’ never& supersedes the& ‘don’t& want to. And the& ‘I can’t do this by myself’& never seems to surface until that person is face down in the dirt. Sometimes, I& tend& to& think& that& coming& to& the& Lord& is& much& the& same. People like me, and maybe you,& are sick from the ignorance of the gospel& and& don’t& understand& the& illness& is& killing& us& day& by& day. We don’t have the knowledge or the faith required to diagnose& our& problems& and& like& the& alcoholic or& the& addict, we& don’t& think& we& have& one. We continue& to& engage& in morally destructive behavior and, while ruining our& own& lives, take& a& few& loved& ones& along& for the nightmare.& Unfortunately, many of us can not& and& will& not& testify,& even& after& salvation, that& we are sick.& Not until we are...