1 John 5:19 We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one.
We do know deep inside that we have been created by God; but whether those thoughts come to the surface or not depends on how we spend our lives.
If we focus on the world and all the evil within, we will keep our eyes and hearts on all of that evil; when goodness starts to surface it will be drowned by that evil.
Satan is the master of cover because he will cover our good and righteous thoughts with all manner of evil so that we do not focus on those good and righteous things.
Unless we leave behind those evil things, we will never rise above them.