"Turn Toward Jesus"

Because we have this New Life in Christ, there a is source of this Life, which is Jesus Christ; that seems simple enough, doesn't it? Yet, when we are failing to walk in the Spirit, it is not because the Spirit is weak, or insufficient; but because we have turned back towards the things of the flesh. I can only barely see this in detail, so bare with me; but think of it like this: just like the man who becomes a husband must set his heart upon the one that has accomplished that in him, so must we as new creatures in Christ set our hearts upon the One who has accomplished that in us. We can not walk in the fullness of what Christ has done and continually look back to the things of the world, no more that a man can be fully dedicated to the role of a husband while still clinging to his mother and father. In other words, there must be a 'Full Turn'! A partial turn will not work, because the two worlds are incompatible. Okay, maybe I am on the edge of outer, but think of it like this: How can a husband fully be all for his wife, if he is still attached to his parents? How can a man put down childish things, if he is still attached to his childhood? There will be no change until there is a complete turning from those things; it must be completely! If you really think about it, the husband who wants to provide and care for his wife, yet still is dependent upon his parents for provision, really does not have much of a chance of being a good provider; why? Because his heart is not into being a provider, but is still into being provided for. These are two different worlds, which cannot be implemented together; for one involves a heart that is willing to sacrifice, and the other is a heart that wants to receive. Thus, for our fullness in Christ Jesus, we must fully set our hearts on Him; looking towards Him for the manner of our lives, and the reason for our New Life... "How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious? For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory. For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth. For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious." (2 Corinthians 3:8-11)