The Positivity ONLY Obsessed People In A World As Damaged As This One ARE The Toxicity. I wonder if it’s ever occurred to them that their obsession with “positivity” IS the toxic thing about their existence. Look around! the world is fucked up! Your “energy” shouldn’t be so fragile! that it can only handle one half of the current human experience c’mon. You need to be brave enough to accept the reality of fully living while embracing God’s peace.
Am I saying go out of your way to find toxicity because you’re trying to be macho? Of course no, what I’m saying is if toxicity, toxic energy or even evil is unfortunate enough to run into you while you’re quietly hanging out in the secret place as per usual, then well you face it while recognizing fully in Who’s presence that ‘issue’ has unwittingly now found itself…GOD’s.
You can’t change the fact that messed up things happen on earth, no one can change that at the moment but you can change your mind about allowing your phobia of said evils and the pains they threaten to keep you permanently stuck on zombie-mode, perpetually infantile, docking at the slightest hint of problems throughout your life. I’m Sorry but how’s namaste gonna help?
My observation is that being willingly ignorant in a suspended state of ‘zen’ by constantly emptying yourself isn’t quite the same as the peace Jesus promised and currently gives to His people by filling them with The Spirit. In fact it’s almost the exact opposite approach to handling the problem of living with the realities of evil in the present world.
My advice? Better snap out of it now before ish truly hits the proverbial fan cuz newsflash Adam and Eve already fucked it up so you might as well welcome yourself to reality already. (You can think of it as a type of ‘new normal’ if it helps)
Ever since the rightfully infamous scene in Genesis when your greatest grandparents disobeyed God and ate from the only forbidden tree in a garden they didn’t even have to plant themselves? Wellll things haven’t gone back to their normal. Since they chose to foolishly take the bait and basically take the game of life on earth off the Good Only Mode and switched it over to the Good & Evil Mode, guess what mode their descendants (aka all humans) are now forced to play the game of life on. Thats right, Good + evil.
In my opinion, the Only thing that even remotely comes close to the former ‘good only mode’ (aka heaven-like state) is life in Christ Jesus and even on that mode He Himself promises us that there will be troubles and storms and waves coming at us but at least we are assured that if we trust Him, we will overcome it all because He already overcame it all for us. Essentially we are instructed not to worry or be afraid cuz He’s got us. So forgive us if we’re all a little Jesus obsessed, it’s not for nothing. Wouldn’t you like to live life on a mode where “All Things work together for your good”? Yes; in case you’re wondering, even the evil things are required to work for our good. Pretty sweet right?! Thaaat’s why I say that life in Christ is the closest life mode to Eden’s Good ‘Positivity’ Only pre-fall mode. The bad ish still happens but Christ’s got us and it will all be used for our good and GOD’s glory. Ey better than that trash mode most people are on so… I know of no other mode that even comes close.
Getting peace is one thing and maintaining it is yet another cuz well, life be life-ing. So imagine trying to sustain peace on your own, that would actually be hilarious if it wasn’t so tragic watching y’all try. Did you know one of Jesus’s Titles is Prince of Peace? Even so, Christ doesn’t promise a life without struggle, He promises strength and every resource required to pass through, escape or overcome theses guaranteed troubles that every single human must have in this version on life.
It is futile in my opinion and a complete waste to devote oneself to the pursuit of avoiding all problems “negative energy” whatever you want to call it. Let’s call it what it really is, that’s any mix fear, insecurity, cowardice and delusion masquerading as spiritual enlightenment or personal development.
Living is accepting reality. Reality is recognizing that there is good in the world which certainly significantly feels easier and better to handle BUT there is also evil on earth because of the free will given to man to choose to sin if he so prefers. Sin has consequences. As long as there is sin in the world, there will be pain. That’s just what the cycle is. Sin always leads to death(pain) and on and on it goes on a loop until Someone puts a stop to it. It serves no one to pretend otherwise or try to run away from this truth.
The best example of this balancing act with reality that must be embraced by all I can think of now is JESUS being Savior of the world bringing eternal life to all who accept Him and simultaneously being gruesomely murdered on a cross. Of course the part about our individual beliefs in His subsequent resurrection, ascension and imminent return is where the (all who accept Him thing I just mentioned kicks in) but I’m sure you get the point. Reality, for most people is a mixed bag now. He is born to save us: Good ⬆️ Then He died to save us; Ouch Bad but Good?⬇️⬆️ He is coming back again for His believers: Definitely Good! ⬆️⬆️ Next He is going to send some people to hell: ouch.⬇️⬇️ Oh but the rest of get to be with Him forever! Yay!!⬆️⬆️⬆️ See what I mean? THATS Reality. To deny the bad robs an individual of so much of the living eYes it’s hard but that’s also how you grow, by overcoming, enduring or guided-ly escaping the bad. A person’s growth is stunted in this avoidant state of only acknowledging the positive experiences on the reality of living experience. Be anxiously avoidant of pain make you gain nothing but an immature heart stunted in a constant state of arrested development by ignoring blatant pain caused the evil parts of simply existing. Choosing to suspend all feeling, refusing to address and process griefs, pains and traumas inevitably leads to breakdowns in your spirit, your body and probably most evidently your soul.
Enough. Stop choosing being delulu or constantly distracting yourself with activities and people over squaring up and facing circumstances head on anymore. Especially as a child of God? 1 John 4:4 “You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because (He) the One in you is greater than (he) the one in the world.” Always remember this refers to God The Holy Spirit who lives in You.
So get up, get out there and don’t be a wuss. Stop running away from “the course of life set before you” It’s not even cute anymore, it’s actually just sad to watch now.
Peace is not denial or escapism. It is calm strength in the midst of the trouble.
Somewhat a dig at the om crowd. Forgive me but the tree was called the knowledge of #goodandevil for a reason.
