RESPONDING TO PAIN
Living by Sight - Part Three
The consequences
Romans 1:18-32
| When I ignore or reject the evidence that the Creator is trustworthy, I feel... | I choose to protect myself and meet my needs by... | The Creator lets me experience the consequences of my choices... |
|---|---|---|
| Hostile toward people, exempt from obeying the Creator's absolute moral law, trapped or oppressed by circumstances. |
Trying to control or become independent of people, things, or circumstances, becoming rebellious in my thoughts, words, or actions. |
Disintegration of relationships, of family, of marriage, of community, of culture, of personality, of health, etc. |
| Not protected, not provided for, afraid for my future. | Trying to manipulate or exploit people, things, or circumstances for my benefit, becoming immoral in my thoughts, words, or actions. |
Motivated and/or immobilized by a desire to earn love, acceptance, and value, or by guilt, fear, and despair, or by addiction or obsession, etc. |
Condemned to find value for my life in people, things, or circumstances. |
Trying to intimidate or fight people, things, or circumstances to survive, becoming violent in my thoughts, words, or actions. |
Emotionally dependent on people, things, or circumstances, yet isolated from people, alienated from the Creator. |
