DELUSION!
Delusion tells the great lie.
It is the fuel behind the force that drives us to self destruction.
It is the primary reason so many of us keep making mistake after mistake...repeating the same old behavior, expecting different results. It is to blame for the series of setbacks that always leave us letdown and feeling low. Delusion. The almighty masterpiece of fiction that forever tells us the opposite of truth and keeps us squarely planted in denial.
I heard someone today talk about breaking free from delusion. Breaking free from the chains of despair that kept them locked in their own private misery, while the rest of the world spun round and round-happy and sound and seeing the good among the bad-the luck amid the loss. This person got rid of delusion before delusion destroyed him. Ran from the self induced desire to make something work that had been broken all along. Got rid of the crazy excuses that kept him coming back for more.
If you're lucky, something snaps, a light bulb goes on, the door swings open and you run full throttle forward-without looking back...ignoring the seductive call to turn around and try it one more time...because the last time-the last one hundredth time-didn't work any better than the first time. And-because sometimes-the insanity of our behavior, simply wears us down and winds up-turning us in a new, healthier direction.
When in doubt, pray-hard...and incessantly...and go with the flow...from the Holy Spirit...which always guides us, ever so gracefully toward a new goal...a God send...that is clearly not delusional, but definitely-downright providential.
It is the fuel behind the force that drives us to self destruction.
It is the primary reason so many of us keep making mistake after mistake...repeating the same old behavior, expecting different results. It is to blame for the series of setbacks that always leave us letdown and feeling low. Delusion. The almighty masterpiece of fiction that forever tells us the opposite of truth and keeps us squarely planted in denial.
I heard someone today talk about breaking free from delusion. Breaking free from the chains of despair that kept them locked in their own private misery, while the rest of the world spun round and round-happy and sound and seeing the good among the bad-the luck amid the loss. This person got rid of delusion before delusion destroyed him. Ran from the self induced desire to make something work that had been broken all along. Got rid of the crazy excuses that kept him coming back for more.
If you're lucky, something snaps, a light bulb goes on, the door swings open and you run full throttle forward-without looking back...ignoring the seductive call to turn around and try it one more time...because the last time-the last one hundredth time-didn't work any better than the first time. And-because sometimes-the insanity of our behavior, simply wears us down and winds up-turning us in a new, healthier direction.
When in doubt, pray-hard...and incessantly...and go with the flow...from the Holy Spirit...which always guides us, ever so gracefully toward a new goal...a God send...that is clearly not delusional, but definitely-downright providential.
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