Beware! Not my typical stuff. Crazy thoughts about self-deception. It’s a string of thoughts, don’t quit reading too soon:
Those who lie to themselves make it easy to have pity on themselves. How? Because if you constantly lie to yourself then you can alter anything you wish into truth.
So when something that is actually truthful pops up and really hurts your feelings (because truth hurts), then you can feel sorry for yourself. What to do next? You lie to self in order to cover over the truth.
So it’s a double-bonus! You get to pity yourself, and you get to believe your lies! And an added sweetener is that there is no regret or remorse for having ever lied to begin with. Why? Because it was all solved by what you’ve grown accustomed to doing…LYING TO YOURSELF! So now you’re comfortable because your good friend LIE has taken care of everything and you actually believe it!
And in the meantime, Satan giggles as we deceive ourselves of our true spiritual state. God, please reveal to us through your Spirit when we lie to ourselves.
