Daily Deprogramming

Ardith used to tell us to look in the mirror and say, “I will not be distracted”, “I will not be distracted”, I will not be distracted.”   If you were a cult leader wouldn’t this be a good way to keep your people in line following you?  

We have no reason to be distracted from following Jesus. He gave us the simple truth, the freedom, and the way to follow Him.  It isn’t complicated.  We are filled with the Spirit, we have the Word of God, we know about prayer, and we have other brothers and sisters who love Him as well.

Cult leaders  and abusive Authoritarians  make everything complicated. They tell people  not to be distracted then they lay all their complicated rules and laws upon them .   “You must”, “do not” “You have no rights” etc.   They make the people of God stumble and fall, hurting their spirit, damaging their soul, making them feel unworthy, and even unloved by God. God becomes some kind of cruel, demanding entity who closely resembles the person we are submitting to.

These cult leaders tell you to “set your face like flint”, and if you look closely the followers of them who are the most “submitted” to them have hard , brittle, rigid faces ,whom reflect the charactor of those leading them. This is nothing like God. He is kind, He is Love, He is Merciful, He is Compassionate.  His face toward His children is the  ultimate reflection of the Greatest Love ever known! His face is gentle toward His own.  Leaders of cults and abusive churches are self centered, and  hard. they are bullies, they are demanding, and they distract people from knowing and worshipping the True God.

They may give you lot’s of rules and laws to follow and obey, and you can be sure you will never meet their criteria, because there will be more rules and laws. These laws will sound oh so spiritual ,and you will strain to meet their quality of spirituality but never succeed.  All designed to keep you distracted and following a person who isn’t Jesus Christ.

Are you struggling inside? You can’t seem to meet the high standards of your leader, try as you might. Is there a battle going on in your soul and you think it is your lack of obedience , your lack of submission, your lack of love?   Are you distracted all the time from knowing Him, from prayer? The more the leader forces you to do spiritual things the worse it gets for you.   Dear friend, there is true freedom in Him.  There is the Peace that passes understanding.  There is Joy.  There is Hope. This without a load of laws and rules too heavy to carry. 

Leaders of cults and abusive churches pretend to have peace, joy, love, but it is only counterfeit. It is designed to keep you reaching for the “golden carrot”  that never existed.   There is one Truth and that is Jesus Christ.   Don’t be distracted  away from Him by those who would destroy your life trying to get their fix of power and control.