Ask It by Andy Stanley

Author:Andy Stanley [Stanley, Andy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-60142-719-9
Publisher: The Doubleday Religious Publishing Group
Published: 2014-10-20T16:00:00+00:00

When the Fog Rolls In

Do you know why people are prone to make such foolish moral decisions? Because something always whispers to us that our situations are unique: Nobody has ever felt this way before. No one has had to deal with what I have to deal with. I can handle it. I’m not like everybody else. The statistics don’t apply to me. The statistics don’t apply to my kids. I know what’s best for me. My passion runs deep; love will keep us alive.

As long as you’re convinced that your situation and feelings are unique, you’ll resist our big question. Now, that might seem to contradict the entire premise of the question—after all, your uniqueness is what makes this question so powerful. But in this context, we are not talking about your individuality as it relates to your past, your present, and your future dreams. In that way, you are unique.

But there is nothing unique about your circumstances, your emotions, your desires, and your passions. And as long as you deceive yourself into thinking that you are the first to feel what you are feeling, you will chase those feelings to the neglect of wisdom. And at the end of the day, you will discover that you are not so unique after all. The outcomes are predictable. Lonely is lonely, no matter how much money you make. Addicted is addicted, no matter who you know. Guilty is guilty, no matter what you drive. Depressed is depressed, no matter what you take.

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