AN INDICATION OF SOMETHING MUCH MORE DEADLY

How many of us pray for GOD to remove our infidelity, lying, cheating, stealing and immorality (AND THE LIST GOES ON, IN FACT IT IS ENDLESS)?  Do we "pray a little" to satisfy our conscience and then move on?  Do we, IN FACT, pray about our symptoms and NOT THE DISEASE?  What causes us to lie, steal and cheat?  All of these actions in our lives are "SYMPTOMS" caused by the "LACK", or dare I say, "THE COMPLETE ABSENCE", OF GOD IN OUR LIVES!  Romans 12:2, "...be transformed by the renewal of your mind, ...discerning the WILL OF GOD, what is good and acceptable and  perfect."  It isn't the SYMPTOM that makes us SICK, it's AN INDICATION OF SOMETHING MUCH MORE DEADLY!  THE ABSENCE OF GOD!