Some thing you said that really spoke to me in your conclusion was. "we should encourage it (dependency and worship) and consciously act in that direction even more than we feel. "
A scripture that comes to mind is John 14v15 "If you love me, you will obey what I command " An important component is that the love that we have for Jesus or God requires action. These actions don't require that we "feel like it" because most of the time we don't. And though, I don't believe that God wants us to just do what we are told and we will be happy once we get to Heaven. I do believe that it take us surrendering our will to his word. Once this happens we get the reward of experiencing the freedom found in knowing God's truth. John 8v31.
well thx again.
