Self-delusion ok?

[bdavison]

I'm supposed to go through life accepting this world as is it and not being completely enraged by it?!

NO, absolutely not, but instead of letting your heart be taken over by anger and vengenance for the injustices of the world, turn it into witness for the One that can save them from it. Your anger becomes sadness, you weep for those who will perish. Because you know their plight, You begin to pray for them. You start helping them. You serve them, You teach them, You share Christ with them, You LOVE them.

I don't think you are full of hate at all, I think your heart is so full of love for your fellow man that it hurts because you haven't found a way to let it out. I think you see what goes on around you and it causes you pain. I think you have an amazing amount of understanding for those around you.

I think you numb the pain by getting angry. It's a lot easier to say you're angry then you are hurt.

I want to help you, but it's gonna take some work on your part.
Here are four things I want you to concentrate on.

When you feel angry, pray and ask God to turn it into sympathy.
When you feel contempt, pray and ask God to turn it into compassion.
When you feel like being cruel, pray and ask God to turn it into kindness.
When you start to see the wrong in people, pray and ask God to show you the best in people.

Write this down, put it in your pocket, and throughout the day....EVERYTIME you feel one of these things, STOP, and Pray.

Keep in mind, when another person hurts others, it's usually because they are hurting themselves....they don't need punishment, they need help.

 

[bling]

Pretty silly compared to what evil is doing in the world. They are wiping out or corrupting entire families, entire communities, and the infinite lines of generations. Evil is monumental! Now what are we? We are pathetically useless...

I am glad you see all the opportunities God has allowed or caused to exist for good people to cease and have good come as a result of them.

You are also seeing a huge lack of response from people that you would think would respond to these opportunities, so maybe true Christians are fewer and farther between than what is being presented in those calling themselves “Christians”?

This earth is not heaven nor will it ever become a heaven on earth, but it is the best place for willing individuals to fulfill their earthly objective.

 

[TheJust]

I use self-delusion on a regular basis to keep myself from being overwhelmed with anger and hatred. In a sense it's like lifting the cover on the steaming kettle that is my soul.

Most days I refuse to believe in the existence of evil deeds unless I have the power to stop it right then and there (and most of us never do).

For example, I recently saw a story about the Taliban tricking an innocent 8 year old girl into delivering a suicide bomb in which she was also killed. Seeing the picture made it even harder to deal with. Therefore, I developed a strategy of convincing my own mind that this story was nothing more than hearsay.

Then there are days when I witness evil firsthand and fail to stop it (why I believe that evil always wins). That is when the self-hatred intensifies. There is no point in releasing the hatred against the perp who is already going to court....so I release the hatred against the one who failed to stop it: myself

During all other days I try my best to detach from reality and live in a deluded fantasy. That is for the sake of my own emotional stability and also for the safety of the public. I would become filled with unquenchable wrath.

Does God approve of this strategy? When I hear Christians talk about prayer it basically sounds like they are using the exact same strategy but with a twist (faith in resurrection of the victims).

I cannot speak for Christians however the true God only approves of himself. There is only one God and one truth and this truth will bring you more happiness than you could have ever before imagined possible. This truth lies in silence and nothingness for when you have nothing all that is left is God.

If only you would be altogether silent! For you, that would be wisdom. Job 13:5