Daily Meditation for Wednesday June 19, 2014
"Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 3 Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed upon the housetops." Luke 12:2-3
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In the various twelve-step programs there is a saying: You're only as sick as the secrets you keep. There are two dimensions of this. Dr. Alex Lickerman writing in Psychology Today ("The danger of keeping secrets") says that:
They may very well be right. Though not all truths need to be shared with everyone—or even anyone—to maintain a healthy and happy life, concealing some truths is like swallowing slow-acting poison: one's insides gradually rot.
A second potentially injurious form of secrecy has to do with the lies that we tell ourselves and in so doing, attempt the impossible task of keeping secrets from God.
How can we avoid toxic secrets or spiritual self-deception?
1. Everyone should have at least one close, intimate friendship in which one may be completely honest and open about issues. As C.S. Lewis famously quipped, "Frienship is born at that moment when one person says to another: 'What! You too? I thought I was the only one!' "
2. Having a good spiritual director is another aid in avoiding deception and self-deception. A spiritual director or confessor will provide non-judgmental, corrective feedback helping us avoid our spiritual blind spots.
3. Cultivate spiritual mindfulness and prayer. The key to Christianity is in our ability to hear and recognize when God is speaking to us, personally. Without that ability we will never grasp the principles by which God works in our lives.
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