Meditations on "Rationalizing"

When we confess the exact nature of our wrongs, the terrible isolation we've lived with for most of our lives will be exposed.

We are experts at rationalizing – attempting to excuse, minimize, or justify our bad behaviour.

When we confess the exact nature of our wrongs, the terrible isolation we've lived with for most of our lives will be exposed.

God created us to live in loving relationship with Him.

Today we are continuing to look at the excuses and reasons we give for making poor choices and our tendency to want to justify our actions.

Rationalizing endorses the internal belief that we are victims of circumstances beyond our control.

Denial keeps us in slavery because we are lying to ourselves.

All of us wrestle with our conscience in situations where we struggle.

Step Five: Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

Today we are continuing to look at the excuses and faulty reasons we give for making poor choices and our tendency to justify our actions.

Rationalizing endorses the internal belief that we are victims of circumstances beyond our control.

One reason for rationalizing poor behaviour is that we want the pleasure or the power it offers.