Step 2 of “Do you live according to God’s truth?” is based on Isaiah 28:14-15. The Judahites believed the scourge of the Assyrians would not touch them. At best, that was wishful thinking. They were self-deceived. How do you plan to illustrate Self-deception, or wishful thinking to members of your class?Consider using a TV remote control. When a scene on TV disagrees with our tastes, for example, we’ve learned to switch channels until we find an agreeable program. Is this our basic strategy in life also? For example, whenever we’re confronted with a problem in life, what alternate truth do we select to avoid reality?
It would be great to see comments from some of you readers giving examples of how we practice self-deception or wishful thinking today by simply 'changing the channel.'
P.S. The idea for this illustration comes from the movie Life is a State of Mind, which you might find interesting to watch this week.
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I’ll start: A pastor states a Biblical truth we’d rather not hear. Self-deception kicks in and we tune him out much like we punch the buttons on a TV remote control.
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