Gaslighting God
Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight. — Psalm 51:4a
All sin is ultimately a breach of trust. Gaslighting is so insidious because it's an attempt to build trust on the foundation of a lie. People who want to trust—need to trust—get caught up in the collapse. These wounded people (us) have a heavenly Father who sees and cares. Saying to God, "Nothing to see here," is gross foolishness. The deceiver and the deception stand fully exposed.
Real Change
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. ⏤ Romans 12:2
Do not conform. Be transformed. Renew your mind. Formation is the process of moving from conformity in one pattern to conformity in another. Transformation is the deep-seated result of that process. Heart, soul, mind, and strength catch up to a change in identity.
Chasing Bubbles
It's common to hear about bubbles in financial and real estate markets. Bubbles form when asset classes climb beyond reasonable fundamentals. There's a sense of "This will end badly, but maybe not today." Why do we tell ourselves this? Greed? FOMO? Competition? When justifiable hope turns to wishful thinking, we're no longer building on stable ground. Where else have we moved into wishful thinking? It will end badly. But maybe not today.
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