Sinners that are seeking God must believe that he is God. you must bring your entire miserable life before him,and come clean. admitting that you are a sinner, and that you cannot clean up your life on your own with a earnest heart. those that try to clean their lives up on their own ,i'm sure that they have found out that they cannot do it..things remain the same. no improvement in love, compassion or faith. there is no way around it., and God proves it to you every time.