Crushing Fear – Day 42 – Rationalizing

When you rationalize, you do just that. You rational-lies.

— Jay Meyer —

DSC_6142 - EditedAnother action born from fear is rationalizing.

Rationalizers, e.g. rational-liesers are easy for me to identify today because I used to be the ultimate rationalizer.

It is never a rationalizer’s fault.

A rationalizer will go to great lengths in order to find someone who agrees with his or her point of view.

Rationalizers often stay stuck in the past and their self-talk and talk to others is in the form of, “you don’t understand,” or “if you only knew how bad I have it,” or “you would do this too if you had my problems.”

Rationalizers love it when others feel sorry for them.  They are the ultimate victims.

In the final couple years of my drug using I was the ultimate rationalizer.  I was constantly rationalizing my behavior and looking for people who would buy into my life of ‘rational lies.’  Similar to my problems with pride, rationalizing darn near took me to my grave…right where the devil wanted me.

Thank God I had a wife who didn’t buy into my rational-lies.

Today I know I have a God who wants me to call on Him for help because He wants me to be a victor and not a victim.  Victors seek the Truth and try their best to live in it.  Victims create their own truths and end up running from the real Truth.

John 8:32 (NIV), “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.  Then you know the truth and the truth will set you free.”

Reflection:

What beliefs, thoughts and actions cause you to struggle with rationalization?

Additional Scripture to read and reflect upon:  Proverbs 12:22, Psalm 145:18, John 16:13

P.E.A.C.E.

Jay@EagleLaunch.com

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