Scripture is filled with suggestions, hints, and expectations that God has for us - He knows that we falter, He knows that we need Him, and He knows that the only way we even know we need Him is that He reveals it to us. A very closed loop.
The problem is that sin, in all its forms, causes us to believe we don't need Him. Ultimately that is what every aspect of sin does.
Have the sin of lust? You feel you need sex more than you need Jesus.
Have the sin of gluttony? You feel you need that (taco/burger/milkshake/quesadilla/whatever) more than Jesus.
Have the sin of wrath? You feel you need to be angry or need vengeance more than Jesus.
The List goes on ... and is quite long, though personalized for each of us.
The question isn't whether we need Jesus.
Likewise, the question isn't whether or not God wants to help us - scripture tells us that God's nature does not change, and Christ Jesus knows the thoughts He thinks of us (and that they are for good and not for evil), that He thinks of us as His children. Think of him as an amazing father who wants only our best - to such a degree that he's CONSTANTLY knocking on our door, asking if He might come in.
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