Sanctification and Effort

I found this very interesting from KerygmaticChristian Blog…

The goal of therapy for a RAD child is not to reduce his anger or to change his behaviors. The ultimate goal is to attach or bond the child to his parents. When your child becomes bonded, changes will take place spontaneously. Changes in emotions, behaviors, attitudes, and thinking will happen automatically. © Walter D. Buenning, Ph.D.

Where I work, I read files with this diagnosis in them every day. What struck me about this quote though, is how easy it is for me to accept the truth of this guy’s assertion when we’re talking about a psychological problem, but yet how hard it is to accept the same thing in my spiritual life. To show what I mean, here’s the same quote with some word-substitutions;

The goal of the Gospel for a sinner is not to reduce his anger or to change his behaviors. The ultimate goal is to attach or bond the sinner to Christ. When you become bonded, changes will take place spontaneously. Changes in emotions, behaviors, attitudes, and thinking will happen automatically.