Neglect the Key to Spirituality

The tree of knowledge of evil that Adam and Eve ate from was also the tree of the knowledge of good. We need to see that the desire for knowledge was the first sin. Satan made them think that knowledge was what made God who he is. But it's like saying emotions make me smart and if I become more emotional I will be smarter, while the opposite is true. Knowledge itself is its’ own aphrodisiac and can distract from a spiritual relationship and puts self in the driver seat. So why do we think that knowledge of scriptures or “good” is the answer. Adam and Eve needed to just walk with God and neglect the tree. Think of your mind as a large glass of water with a small drip hole. Your experiences and thoughts are poured in the glass hour by hour and mixed with the past and slowly dripped out. So as new thoughts are poured in the old ones are diluted unless they are refreshed by dwelling on them. I try to have some good thoughts ready for the times when bad thoughts come back to help me neglect them. Deal with the issues at hand and the past, then neglect them and let the riches that God gives you drown it out. You may have to neglect it hourly at first and you will probably fail many times. You just can’t fight it or beat yourself up over your failures to neglect as that empowers sin. You just set it aside and push on with your neglect. God wants to free you from the chains of sin and help you overcome the addiction.