The Secret Battle Of Ideas About GodSample

Step 4: Invest

The final thing you can do to stop bad ideas is help people survive once they’ve been attacked. With Ebola, doctors treat patients through medication to combat infection and with massive doses of fluids and electrolytes to keep the body from going into shock. Prompt intervention buys time for the body to fight for itself, increasing the chance of survival.

It’s true with idea viruses, too. You can’t “uninfect” someone. But you can help him fight it off himself by saying things such as:

“Would you be willing to tell me what you’re thinking?”
“I just want you to know I love you and am cheering for you.”
“Have you considered…?”
“May I share something I’ve learned that has helped me a lot?”

Love. Encourage. Administer truth in doses appropriate to what the person can handle.

For the remainder of this book, we’ll identify and isolate how the five counterfeit worldviews attempt to answer deep heart questions such as Am I loved? Why do I hurt? Does my life have purpose? Why can’t we get along? and Is there hope for the world? Then with each question, we’ll examine how a sixth worldview informs and invests in humanity to create health and wholeness.

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