Let's talk about lies, Truth and everything in between

An article on perspective and mindset shifts

In Romania we have this saying that translates as: ‘Believe and do not search’. It is associated as a Christian saying and has been promoted throughout the ages as being a teaching from the Holy Scripture.

I’ve always questioned the message, but was very little interested in countering it - until recently when I did a little research to see what is actually behind this saying and the potential wrong translation from Scripture.

Little did I know that I would find out more than I would expect.

Not only is the saying not a verse from the Bible or a wrong translation from either Greek or Hebrew verses, but it is not associated at all with true Christianity - yet so many priests, Christian scholars and believers of all levels share it as Gospel.

Apparently, a Greek philosopher called Celsus, a passionate enemy of Christianity who lived in the second century and was famous for his work ‘The true word’, was the one attributing this affirmation of ‘believe and do not search’ in order to denigrate the Christian movement created and promoted by the Apostles, who may or may not have used it to help simple minded individuals be more open to their teachings from Christ.

This simple saying has been a weapon of manipulation within the Orthodox churches and communities in order to control the communities, keep them small and obedient, and dependent on the priests for any and all information that would bring them to God, whether or not that information was actually true, many have weaponized this saying to bring them control and power.

While I haven’t actually listened to that saying for many years now, it has been ingrained in my subconscious that I still find myself at times wondering if I’m questioning things too much.

But then, I remember what Christ says in Matthew 22:29 - ‘You are wrong, for you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God.’ And also the whole book of Solomon’s Proverbs meant specifically to teach us to search. And question. And pray for wisdom and understanding. That’s why I decided to live more in my truth and honor the fact that I was wrong, and that it was time to follow God’s wisdom and not some man who told us a lie.

But you may wonder: why is this saying still promoted in churches and Romanian cultures to this day if it’s a lie?

Because of the generational identity that has helped shift entire communities of followers into obedient, simple minded, fearsome followers of the church.

See? I’m saying followers of the church because if they would be followers of Jesus and God’s true teachings, they would start to flip some tables. ;)

But, here’s the thing - they have been taught to not question authority. And what happens when you don’t question authority?

You start to believe a lie. Any lie. Every lie.

A lie might be harmless by itself, but when it becomes ingrained in your identity, you find yourself not able to break free from the grasp of obediently following what you are told by the authority of the church - or otherwise - when things start to feel out of place. Because it feels like it’s questioning - you’re questioning - your own identity. That’s a rough one on the human psyche.

What happens to the subconscious when it is told a lie often enough, loud enough and long enough? It believes it as truth.

So, what are we supposed to just believe and not search? The lie portrayed as truth.

This circles me back to our current political situation where we have a wave of loud and proud young - and not so young - adults screaming and crying that their freedoms have been taken away by an elect president.

Is that true?

Considering the policies, the beliefs, the God-focused values and the true plans, it is not. So why do so many of that certain community believe the opposite? Because of a lie.

Let me get into this a little bit more.

When we are conditioned to use our feelings more than our thoughts, when we are being programmed to follow without questioning authority, when we are taught to not be questioned because we would be offended or emotionally hurt, we become easily manipulated.

And this becomes our identity.

Weak, triggered, fearsome, small, loud, aggressive, uncontrollable individuals easily manipulated by stories said long enough, loud enough and often enough that become our truth. Even when they’re not. Especially when they’re not.

So when we are being conditioned that way, and then constantly fed a story that builds fear - nay, terror - in our system, and the trigger is being planted on a target - let’s say in our case, a political opponent that would bring change to the story we have been fed - if the target gets to have a power of authority, the subjects get to lose control.

The mind is a playfield of emotions and thoughts. Thoughts are being anchored by emotions into the conscious mind on a consistent basis. This process, when attributed to low energy emotions, builds a weak filter between the conscious and subconscious mind. When the story is fed often enough, with strong consistent low frequency emotions, such as fear in our case, the subconscious mind starts adopting it as a true belief in order to do its part in protecting the individual from immediate danger.

And when that happens, the lie becomes the belief.

So, what happens then, when a lie becomes an individual’s belief? It becomes their truth. It becomes their whole world.

And any outside truth, no matter how accurate it may be, will be rejected because it is attacking the individuals new identity.

Now, what do we do when the individual’s identity is attacked and everything feels out of control?

In my coaching I work with clients around shifting into new more empowering versions of themselves. We work on identifying the lie, the emotions the lie has been anchored in, we work on creating space for true personal authority in the individual’s belief system and then work our way out of that darkness into the clarity of truth.

But what about those who don’t work with coaches? What about those who don’t believe something is morally incoherent with who they are and who they’re meant to be?

That’s where the disconnect happens. And we see it so often. So many adults act from the emotional age where they felt the least control over their own lives and got stuck in it for years. They won’t want to change because emotionally their mind cannot fathom the need to change in order to evolve. It’s stuck in this pattern of victim-villain-victor as them being the ever so oppressed victim, the opposing side to the story is the dark and malicious villain they believe is out to get them and the victor is the one who feeds them the lie that’s keeping them stuck.

So here’s the thing:

You’re not the victim. Not anymore anyway.

Maybe in your past when your emotions got stuck in a never-ending loop, you were a victim, but ever since then, you have only yourself to blame for not getting out of that loop, not learning from the experience that put you there the pattern that kept you there, and especially for choosing to give away your power to choose and play small.

Small in energy, small in beliefs, small in your approach to life.

No, you screaming in anger is not you playing big. It’s just you having a tantrum.

Normal adults, with healed nervous systems don’t scream and shave their heads at an inconvenience like they’re 16 years old and their mom is grounding them and taking away their phones.

Chill.

So, what can work to bring the truth back to those who believe the lie?

Here’s what worked for me:

1. I got to remove myself from the environments that were lying to me.

A lot of work had to happen for me to remove myself from those environments and people encouraging that type of mindset.

It takes courage to say no to a community that feeds the fears you are having.

It takes courage to risk being alone for a while as you deconstruct your whole being in order to make yourself great again.

It takes courage to say ‘no’ to the lie even when you’re voice is shaking. Especially, when your voice is shaking.

You will feel crazy for a while.

But I promise you, it will all be worth it.

2. I came back to Christ.

This is a tough one for quite a few of you and I understand. It’s hard to come back to Him after you’re run so far away. Maybe you don’t even believe in Him anymore, because you’ve been so alone in the darkness for such a long time.

Maybe you think too much with your logical head and believe the lies religions have ingrained in you that you don’t even see a way back.

But I promise you this: He is still there. Here. Waiting for you to make the choice to build that relationship back with Him. Not with the church. Not with religion. Not with priests that want power and control over you. Not with people who want to sell you on the quick fix and personal power that lies only within you. Back to His power and His strength and His grace.

I have never felt safer, more grounded and more like I belong than when I truly dedicated my life back to Christ earlier this year.

Yep! Earlier this year.

I talk about it in this podcast episode I put together back in August.

But why come back? Isn’t it supposed to be all spirituality? New age inclusion? Entering the age of Aquarius where we all ascend to the 5D vibrational experience and transcend from our current reality?

Yes, I know about all of those. It ain’t it. It’s not the truth and I’ll save that one for another article where I’ll pleasantly - or not so pleasantly - debunk the crap the new age mediums are feeding us for the past few years.

The thing is, when you truly see beyond the veil of these lies, it’s going to blow your mind and want to run and hide under a rock.

It ain’t for the weak coming back to Christ. It ain’t for those who want to be on the fence, or just dabble. You’re either in it, or not. And if you’re in, you have to prepare and train yourself mentally for all the backlash, harsh attacks and painful separations from your old self, old life and old friends even.

But all that is worth it and more because the peace that comes from your comeback will surpass anything coming against you.

3. I started building a new me.

‘But Ana, doesn’t that go against Christian beliefs, to create a new identity?’

No. I’m not talking about a new identity. I’m talking about building the relationship with Christ that then helped be discover a way to understand who I really am in His image. In His truth. Not who I want to be based on human expectations or projections on me, but who I was created to be.

That was - and still is sometimes - a hard concept to grasp. Because it goes against beliefs of the former people-pleaser, obedient, meek, quiet, let’s-not-bother anyone, wallflower personality I was taught to be.

But when you surrender to Christ, to His mission for you, to His vision of you, then you become a leader for those who need your light - and sometimes your saltiness - to wake up to their own truth through Him.

And leaders don’t do meek and obedient to other people. We are obedient to God.

We are followers of the one true living God that works through us. And to everyone else, we are leaders.

We shine the light. We write the words. We speak the truth. We pass the notes. We don’t shy away from sometimes being the only ones that speak the hard truths that others feel uncomfortable. We’re not the ‘yes man’ people. We are the ‘yes God’ people.

And to some of you this will sound crazy and you’ll leave this article thinking I’m crazy.

I’m fine with that - you get to choose what you want for your own life.

But to those who have been through the darkness. Those who have been seeking some glimpse of hope to be lit back into your hearts - this message is for you.

It is NEVER too late to surrender all that control you thought you needed to have over your life and leave it truly in God’s hands as you dedicate your life to rebuilding that relationship with Him.

Because all those lies, all those half-truths, all the fears planted in your heart to keep you small, fearful and confused - that’s not God.

So, maybe it’s time to question every fear, every doubt, every worry you have and see where is the lie really coming from. Then make your way out from there. The things, thoughts, beliefs and emotions holding you from feeling true peace and abundance in your life come from places and people who didn’t want what’s best for you. They just wanted what’s safe for you - their belief of safe - or wanted to control you.

It’s time to take back that control over your life.

So, let’s give this a different try and pray over this:

Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for showing us what is true and what is a lie. Thank you for bringing the right people into our lives that can help us grow. We pray that you help us see clear what is our path back to You. We pray you speak with us through people and places we can feel your peace and presence. Thank you for showing up for us in the most powerful ways. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen

Until next time, my darlings, remember:

Stay salty and bright!