Self-righteous indignation...
Friday, March 19, 2021
The dictionary defines self - righteous as “having or characterized by a certainty, especially an unfounded one, that one is totally correct or morally superior. Indignation is anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.” There are many who feel self -righteous indignation at another, but justify it by calling it discernment, reason and logic, or common sense. How are they to know if the annoyance they feel at someone else’s words and actions, is truly discernment and choosing for the higher good, or self-righteous indignation, an ego ploy of distancing another for sure.
Always, releasing judgement, finding your peace, and turning within to Me is where you will find your answer. Now do not assume that as you turn within to Me you will be given a forgone conclusion of how to proceed or how to carry your mindset. Each situation is uniquely different and each individual is known to Me in their intentions and in what serves Divine Purpose. Severance from that one or that situation, may, indeed, be called for.
It is true that what you hear from Me may not ‘line up’ with your gut level reactions to a situation or someone’s words or actions that you find so distasteful. I will guide you to look deeper at the situation or clarify to you that there is more information you do no know. Always, I will ask you to look with compassion on what is unfolding. Ignorance, in and of itself, on the part of the offensive one is not a sin, but may have led to the offense you feel. Self- righteous indignation may be wrapped up with many other feelings at the same time, including love and caring for the offender. Often, there is deep disappointment in that one—promises broken, trust eroded, and expectations unmet. Forgiveness and understanding are needed. I will guide you specifically in this.
I will not say to you to ‘swallow your pride,' or ‘get off your high horse,’ to use idioms of the day. Always, you will be met with My love for you and My willingness to be with you through the ‘letting go’ of your indignation and reckoning with what is unfolding. Together, we will open to the power of God’s meaning for you, living love, and its functions of healing, redeeming, renewing, and transforming. Self-righteousness will be gone and ‘right-knowing’ from Source will be there for you, fully. You will be calm and at peace and will have humble reverence for yourself, the other, and with what you are given, dear one. Always know that I love you deeply, and that you are never alone .