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	~~Counterfeit piety is a variety of~~ [[~~perfectionism]]. It has the superficial look and feel of devotion, but it is inwardly poisonous. The misplaced expectations of this kind of "super-spirituality" lead to crushing disappointments.~~		#REDIRECT [[Counterfeit Piety]]

	~~== Disordered imagination ==~~
	~~The enemy comes to us as an angel of light, quoting Scripture as he did when he tempted Jesus in the desert. He introduces two related chains of thought that weaken our love for God:~~

	* "If God loved me, I would never be confused or doubtful. I would know exactly what I was supposed to do every day of my life, and I would carry it out faithfully. But I am confused and doubtful; therefore, God does not love ''me.'' I quit!"

	* "If I loved God, I would never be confused or doubtful. All it takes is faith the size of a mustard seed to cast mountains into the sea. I never get any results when I pray, not even when I pray [[the Infallible Prayer]] ('Thy will, not mine, be done'). I don't have enough faith to get what I want from God. This isn't working. I quit!"

	~~'''The remedy:''' "I will boast of my weakness, for when I am weak, then I am strong" (2 Cor 12:10).~~

	~~[[Category:Discernment of Spirits]]~~
	~~[[Category:Spirituality~~]]

Mxmsj at 14:41, 17 December 2011

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	==== Disordered imagination ====		Counterfeit piety is a variety of [[perfectionism]]. It has the superficial look and feel of devotion, but it is inwardly poisonous. The misplaced expectations of this kind of "super-spirituality" lead to crushing disappointments.

			== Disordered imagination ==
	The enemy comes to us as an angel of light, quoting Scripture as he did when he tempted Jesus in the desert. He introduces two related chains of thought that weaken our love for God:		The enemy comes to us as an angel of light, quoting Scripture as he did when he tempted Jesus in the desert. He introduces two related chains of thought that weaken our love for God:

	* "If God loved me, I would never be confused or doubtful. I would know exactly what I was supposed to do every day of my life, and I would carry it out faithfully. But I am confused and doubtful; therefore, God does not love ''me.'' I quit!"		* "If God loved me, I would never be confused or doubtful. I would know exactly what I was supposed to do every day of my life, and I would carry it out faithfully. But I am confused and doubtful; therefore, God does not love ''me.'' I quit!"

	* "If I loved God, I would never be confused or doubtful. All it takes is faith the size of a mustard seed to cast mountains into the sea. I never get any results when I pray, not even when I pray [[the Infallible Prayer]] ('Thy will, not mine, be done'). I don't have enough faith to get what I want from God. This isn't working. I quit!"		* "If I loved God, I would never be confused or doubtful. All it takes is faith the size of a mustard seed to cast mountains into the sea. I never get any results when I pray, not even when I pray [[the Infallible Prayer]] ('Thy will, not mine, be done'). I don't have enough faith to get what I want from God. This isn't working. I quit!"

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==== Disordered imagination ====
The enemy comes to us as an angel of light, quoting Scripture as he did when he tempted Jesus in the desert. He introduces two related chains of thought that weaken our love for God:
* "If God loved me, I would never be confused or doubtful. I would know exactly what I was supposed to do every day of my life, and I would carry it out faithfully. But I am confused and doubtful; therefore, God does not love ''me.'' I quit!"
* "If I loved God, I would never be confused or doubtful. All it takes is faith the size of a mustard seed to cast mountains into the sea. I never get any results when I pray, not even when I pray [[the Infallible Prayer]] ('Thy will, not mine, be done'). I don't have enough faith to get what I want from God. This isn't working. I quit!"

'''The remedy:''' "I will boast of my weakness, for when I am weak, then I am strong" (2 Cor 12:10).

[[Category:Discernment of Spirits]]
[[Category:Spirituality]]