Crutches

So, I have a friend that just had knee surgery.  He should be using crutches.   He's not.  He is using a cane.  If he were using crutches, he would heal quicker and hurt less.  With the cane, he ends up in tons of pain and unable to do the things he normally would have.
I have been thinking a lot about the abundant life that we are promised in John.  I honestly don't think that most Christians live the full life that Jesus meant.  Laziness, misunderstanding, disobedience...they all block our ability to live the type of deeply committed life that leads to abundance.  One of the ways that we miss the full life is not completely giving ourselves to God in total dependence on Him.  We use Him for support as we walk on our own because we think we know better...instead of letting Him bear the load while He heals us.
It's kind of like using a cane when we were given crutches...