It’s a dangerous thing.

There are things we just know deep down and we can’t reach far enough to pull them up because pulling them up would hurt too badly.

It blinds us to the truths that will ultimately set us free that we’re often too afraid to acknowledge and then let go of.

We’re too afraid to let go of what we think we need or “need to be.”

We’re too afraid to let go because acknowledging the truth means we might have to believe a part of ourself we are not either ready to believe or is a lie that we have decided.

-however, we are not just parts. We are A WHOLE LOT OF parts to a whole. A whole person He has made us to be.

Self deception is a prison that we choose to stay in, in the fear of being less than what we want/aspire to be, often in certain areas.

Areas that we often put way too much emphasis on.

And then beyond that, there can be fears of being alone, fears of what others would think, fears of leaving someone or something behind, fears of the unknown, fears of believing that there could actually be more.

Self deception is inherently always trying to control us.

Fighting against this is not an easy task because fighting against it means knowing yourself and accepting yourself exactly for who you are. Right now.

Who wants to do that? I’m going to guess none of us.

-But it will smother out all our joy and hope and growth.

Self deception loves to build a case and make much bigger what we deep down are already aware of.

Self deception hates it when we finally become aware of its presence. Unfortunately people contribute to this. Knowingly or unknowingly.

People we love and think we can trust. I think people are put in our life for this very reason and we often miss the point because we are distracted and grasping at other things. Let’s be honest, we all just want to feel good about ourselves and then when someone doesn’t make us feel that way we want to place blame. And yet there’s no reason to place blame. There’s always enough blame to go around.

We are in control of what we ultimately choose to believe and operate in. If we’re willing to face ourselves and others, we do have a choice to live in freedom. Desiring to know ourselves and what we need, who we are, and Whose we are is the only defense. People can help, and yes, we need this, but no one can save us, fix us, or change us except us!