"We are all invalids in God's hospital. In moral and spiritual terms we are all sick and damaged, diseased and deformed, scared and sore, lame and lopsided, to a far, far greater extent than we realize. Under God's care we are getting better, but we are not yet well."
"Christians today can imagine themselves to be strong, healthy, and holy when, in fact, they are actually weak sick, and sinful in ways that are noticeable not just to their heavenly Father, but also to their fellow believers. Pride and complacency, however, blind us to this reality. We decline to be told when we are slipping; thinking we stand, we set ourselves up to fall, and predictably, alas, we do fall."
J.I Packer, Rediscovering Holiness
There is a lot of self deception in the body of Christ. Nobody wants to be honest about their condition, so they play the Christian game and lie to themselves and others, because the truth is to painful. The truth is that you can't fix yourself you can't heal yourself, you need help from God and others. The first step to healing is to begin to realize just how sick you are, and how desperately you need help. As Packer said we are all invalids in God's hospital some of us just don't know it.
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