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Posted by Dena on August 4, 2004, at 8:15:42
"Disillusionment means having no more misconceptions, false impressions, and false judgments in life; it means being free from these deceptions. However, though no longer deceived, our experience of disillusionment may actually leave us cynical and overly critical in our judgment of others. But the disillusionment that comes from God brings us to the point where we see people as they really are, yet without any cynicism or any stinging and bitter criticism. Many of the things in life that inflict the greatest injury, grief, or pain, stem from the fact that we suffer from illusions. We are not true to one another as facts, seeing each other as we really are; we are only true to our misconceived ideas of one another. According to our thinking, everything is either delightful and good, or it is evil, malicious, and cowardly.
Refusing to be disillusioned is the cause of much of the suffering of human life. And this is how that suffering happens -- if we love someone, but do not love God, we demand total perfection and righteousness from that person, and when we do not get it we become cruel and vindictive; yet we are demanding of a human being something which he or she cannot possibly give. There is only One Being who can completely satisfy to the absolute depth of the hurting human heart and that is God. He is so obviously uncompromising with regard to every human relationship because He knows that every relationship that is not based on faithfulness to Himself will end in disaster. Jesus trusted no one, and never placed His faith in people, yet He was never suspicious or bitter. His confidence in God, and in what God's grace could do for anyone, was so perfect that He never despaired, never giving up hope for any person. If our trust is placed in human beings alone, we will end up despairing of everyone."
"My Utmost for His Highest" by Oswald Chambers
July 30
Posted by rayww on August 4, 2004, at 9:55:10
In reply to Disillusionment, posted by Dena on August 4, 2004, at 8:15:42
Dena with a capital "D"
That was magnificent!
Posted by Dena on August 4, 2004, at 13:24:16
In reply to Re: Disillusionment, posted by rayww on August 4, 2004, at 9:55:10
Thank you, rayww, with a... uh-oh!
But in my heart, you'll always be a capital "R"!
Shalom, Dena
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