We Are Like the God We Worship

Published: May 18, 2022, 4:01 a.m.

b"I have a confession. \\n\\nI\\u2019m a recovering asshole. \\n\\nYears ago, I had a friend. Her husband cheated on her. Then, he did it again. He kept cheating on her. He wasn\\u2019t sorry. \\n\\nDo you know what I told her to do?\\n\\nStay with him. Pray and stay. Worse, I was proud to tell her this advice. Because I was God\\u2019s girl scout, and I knew best. \\n\\nNow, I can easily imagine the grief and further pain my words and assumptions added to her heartbreak. I thought everything was black and white. A + B = C, every time. Life was a math problem, and I had the answer. \\n\\nBoy, did I eat crow (and that\\u2019s just one example). \\n\\nBut in many ways, I\\u2019m no different than everybody else. And there IS an equation that applies to us all: \\n\\nOur thoughts make our feelings. Our feelings make our beliefs. And our beliefs make us. \\n\\nWe become what we believe. We are like the god we worship. \\n\\nWhat\\u2019s your god like? And what do you do when someone else\\u2019s god says you\\u2019re bad? \\n\\nThe confession progression:\\n\\n- 5 little \\u201cg\\u201d gods most people choose from (guess which one I loved)\\n- Real justice versus the imitation \\n- 3 ways to feel only love when people assassinate your character\\n- Being curious instead of an asshole (it takes some work, but it\\u2019s worth it)\\n- The Equation, Part 2 (extended cut): Your treatment of yourself = Your treatment of others; Your treatment of yourself and others = Your view of God\\n- Chicken dinners and the future (in case you\\u2019re stuffed full of crow too)\\n- My skincare routine (it\\u2019s not made of crow, I promise)\\n- Social distancing for smart people\\n\\nListen or download the transcript at flyingfreenow.com/171\\n\\nFREE: I'll send you the first chapter of my book, Is It Me? Making Sense of Your Confusing Marriage. Just hop on my mailing list at flyingfreesisterhood.com/free-download. (I will NEVER spam you or sell your information.)\\n\\nDesperate for real help and safe people who understand what you're going through? Find out about my online education and support program for women of faith at joinflyingfree.com\\n\\nAnd, if you are an already divorced Christian woman who wants to take back her life and get healthy, have amazing relationships, build a business or career, or even find a good man - check out joinflyinghigher.com"