Oh how hard is it for a spiritual dead person to bring themselves back to life? Here is why we have to start our salvation with asking, because we cannot save ourselves, we need the Saviour.
However, even when we do come back to life, this mortal existence is headed towards death. This is why we need to seek total salvation, since He is the Eternal Self-Existent Saviour, Whom we were created to function just like before self found it's own will and stopped our ability to live forever as He lives.
Now we have to train our senses towards His will that none should perish but come...