![]() Sooner or later, reality is going to crash in on their denial. Truth is a cruel and persistent chisel upon those who stubbornly cling to their prejudice and delusion. Prayerfully ask God to guide you into a truth-filled grounded reality. God knows the real you and wants the world to see the creation.Ĭhipping away the old takes time, and that’s ok. Invite God to chip away the facade you have been creating.The most grounded reality that God welcomes you into is one of immeasurable love. Is God like a hard taskmaster, a fault-finder, a critical judge, a distant God who is unconcerned with you and distracted by so many other ‘important’ things. There are wide, embracing arms waiting for you to return. Like the father in the story of the prodigal son, God is waiting for you to decide to come home. If that’s the case, then how do you handle failure? You’re only as worthy as the success you achieve. Perhaps your self-worth comes from your own sense of achievement. If you’re dancing to another’s tune, you will never discover the beautiful song within yourself. We want to impress, to be loved and valued, and so subtly, we place our self-worth into the fickle hands of others. Review where your sense of self-worth comes from.Larry Crabb Papa Prayer How to become grounded Nothing changes the human heart so deeply as to look bad in the presence of love, to be seen with all that is wickedly ugly about us and still be wanted, more, to be delighted in. People who are grounded in reality are lovers of truth. It’s getting advice, being ok with failures, of giving grace to yourself and others. ![]() It’s not avoiding the tough work of day-to-day life in favor of chasing a wisp of a lie. To be grounded in reality is to be firmly connected with life, both the good and the bad. There is, however, an invitation to be grounded in reality. Spin doctors have been around a long time. We want good news, even if it’s false news. Forget all this gloom we’ve heard more than enough about your ‘Holy One of Israel’ and all he says.” Isaiah 30:10-11 Living Bible (TLB) “ Don’t tell us the truth tell us nice things tell us lies. “Shut up-we don’t want any more of your reports!” God speaks through his prophet Isaiah about his people. It’s been like this for a very long time. We prefer a fairy tale with a happy ending. We don’t like being presented with our failings. Here is the real person, the person God knows and loves, and yet this is the person they are most afraid of. Sometimes, when they feel safe, they let their guard down, and the honesty flows. They want to be known and loved, but the facade of lies they have built up around themselves has become their truth. I know someone who lies and embellishes the truth. The spiritual life begins with accepting and living our reality. ‘If you really knew me, would you still love me?’ A grounded reality of knowing God speaks, ‘You are loved no matter what.’įor some reason, we prefer fabricated realities to the strong and sensitizing face of what is.
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