I am sorry Forest, what you state is diametrically opposite from what I, and all other Catholics and Orthodox believe.
This is what I have been learning over the last several weeks. I suppose that I am personally attracted to this belief system because it minimizes us for the purpose of glorifying God. "He must become greater, I must become less (John 3:30). I have always found that the more I rely on God, and the less I rely on myself, the better off I am.