Let’s talk about the fallacy of “displaying strength.” It appears to be a derivative of the power of positive thinking or in church circles prosperity thinking. But often underlying these worldviews is an inability to acknowledge any negative circumstances. This is not helpful
Or an act of faith. I think guidance can be found in Romans 4:18-19. “Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.
Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead—since he was about a hundred years old—and that Sarah’s womb was also dead.”
Romans 4:18-19 NIV
bible.com/111/rom.4.18-1…
From a political perspective, the current President has a debilitating inability to acknowledge negative circumstances because he think it doesn’t “display strength” or convey positivity.
This is NOT leadership. It is gaslighting and dereliction of duty. It is not like the public portrayal was calm while relentlessly fighting the coronavirus disease. He did nothing. He did nothing. And just wished it away.
SOS. America we have a problem!
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