Comments on: The Slippery Slope of Rationalizing http://refineus.org/2010/02/the-slippery-slope-of-rationalizing/ To remove impurities from something... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:10:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Lindsey_Nobles http://refineus.org/2010/02/the-slippery-slope-of-rationalizing/comment-page-1/#comment-2023 Lindsey_Nobles Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:26:43 +0000 http://refineus.org/?p=1364#comment-2023 Ouch. Ouch.

]]> By: davisfamily05 http://refineus.org/2010/02/the-slippery-slope-of-rationalizing/comment-page-1/#comment-1603 davisfamily05 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:35:34 +0000 http://refineus.org/?p=1364#comment-1603 thanks Stacey...great thoughts! thanks Stacey…great thoughts!

]]> By: Stacey http://refineus.org/2010/02/the-slippery-slope-of-rationalizing/comment-page-1/#comment-1596 Stacey Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:11:51 +0000 http://refineus.org/?p=1364#comment-1596 It's so easy for me to persuade myself when making decisions. I always have really good points that sway me one way or another. I usually only need to persuade myself if I'm arguing over the right thing to do. My wants/desires vs. my shoulds. As a fairly logical person, rationalizing comes easy to me. Your paragraph on accountability and transparency rang true in my heart. Sure, I can convince myself to do something with supporting arguments...but I need to go to God and those I trust and reveal to them the wrestlings of my heart. Thanks for the reminder of this! It's so easy for me to persuade myself when making decisions. I always have really good points that sway me one way or another. I usually only need to persuade myself if I'm arguing over the right thing to do. My wants/desires vs. my shoulds. As a fairly logical person, rationalizing comes easy to me. Your paragraph on accountability and transparency rang true in my heart. Sure, I can convince myself to do something with supporting arguments…but I need to go to God and those I trust and reveal to them the wrestlings of my heart.

Thanks for the reminder of this!

]]> By: Rhonda http://refineus.org/2010/02/the-slippery-slope-of-rationalizing/comment-page-1/#comment-1306 Rhonda Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:45:02 +0000 http://refineus.org/?p=1364#comment-1306 Thank you for this great post! Rationalizing has certainly caused me some pain in my life and I don't want to make those mistakes anymore! Thank you for this great post! Rationalizing has certainly caused me some pain in my life and I don't want to make those mistakes anymore!

]]> By: Rhonda http://refineus.org/2010/02/the-slippery-slope-of-rationalizing/comment-page-1/#comment-1305 Rhonda Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:42:58 +0000 http://refineus.org/?p=1364#comment-1305 I love your post Pam, how right you are! I love your post Pam, how right you are!

]]> By: Pam http://refineus.org/2010/02/the-slippery-slope-of-rationalizing/comment-page-1/#comment-1286 Pam Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:08:36 +0000 http://refineus.org/?p=1364#comment-1286 Rationalizing can start with one little thing. A lunch with an "old friend" suddenly becomes more than just a lunch. That is how it begins, satan gets alittle toe hold then a foothold and before long a BIG stronghold! Thank God from redeeming me from the pit and shining the light on my darkness. Guard your minds people! Think about what you think about. Rationalizing can start with one little thing. A lunch with an "old friend" suddenly becomes more than just a lunch. That is how it begins, satan gets alittle toe hold then a foothold and before long a BIG stronghold! Thank God from redeeming me from the pit and shining the light on my darkness. Guard your minds people! Think about what you think about.

]]> By: Justin and Trisha http://refineus.org/2010/02/the-slippery-slope-of-rationalizing/comment-page-1/#comment-1284 Justin and Trisha Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:54:11 +0000 http://refineus.org/?p=1364#comment-1284 Amen! Great word! Amen! Great word!

]]> By: @bahava http://refineus.org/2010/02/the-slippery-slope-of-rationalizing/comment-page-1/#comment-1281 @bahava Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:01:22 +0000 http://refineus.org/?p=1364#comment-1281 so true. thank goodness Christ can shine light in the dark and show us the truth to replace the lies that we've told ourselves. so true. thank goodness Christ can shine light in the dark and show us the truth to replace the lies that we've told ourselves.

]]> By: JasonWert http://refineus.org/2010/02/the-slippery-slope-of-rationalizing/comment-page-1/#comment-1264 JasonWert Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:00:52 +0000 http://refineus.org/?p=1364#comment-1264 You know, it's not like I didn't realize it before today but this post is just a great reminder that God called us to Nashville and put us in that other church which treated our family like crap so I would appreciate the blessing of sitting under your teaching. If you ever start a mentoring/accountability group, I'll be applying for it before you have the application done. You know, it's not like I didn't realize it before today but this post is just a great reminder that God called us to Nashville and put us in that other church which treated our family like crap so I would appreciate the blessing of sitting under your teaching.

If you ever start a mentoring/accountability group, I'll be applying for it before you have the application done.

]]> By: Jenni http://refineus.org/2010/02/the-slippery-slope-of-rationalizing/comment-page-1/#comment-1254 Jenni Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:38:18 +0000 http://refineus.org/?p=1364#comment-1254 freakin' great post, justin!!! freakin' great post, justin!!!

]]>