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Secular and Religious Versions of the Lie
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I assume i must get life from God/gods on the basis of what i do

The pattern of this world that impacts me every day of my life includes the lie that fullness of life is to be found in:
BEAUTY
SEXUALITY
WEALTH


THERE ALWAYS IS SOMETHING I HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO BE FULFILLED.
That i get life from something i am doing or acquire.
Rom 12,2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

When i feel i am missing out on this real life,
my false beliefe leads me into destruction, anxiety, depression, anger, frustration.
love
joy
peace
patience
are suppressed in my life to the extent that we accept this deceptive worldview.
JUST TRY HARDER WILL NOT HELP

The flesh in religious form
There it is driven by the same hunger like in the world.
I find God's approval in how much i do what? Mission, succes, great sermons, success as a leader of my stuff i lead, ...
Also i try hard to manifest the fruit of the spirit.

Yet if these things are done out of emptiness rather than fullness, they are simply religious versions of the flesh.
If they are done to acquire a worth rather than simply express a fullness of life we already have for free because of our relationship with Christ, they are as carnal as trying to experience worth by using a certain brand of hair conditioner!

Whether the form of the lie and performance is religious or secular however, it leads to another aspect of the flesh: hiddenness.