“Denial will destroy your personal world as surely as it nearly destroyed the entire world during WWII. Are you an appeaser, living in a land of make-believe, keeping a pretend peace by buying off the devil with bits of your soul? Or will you follow in Churchill’s footsteps and fight for freedom with everything you have? You don’t reason with evil; like Jesus on the Cross, you crush its ugly, stinking head. Likewise, cut the head off your own capacity for self-deception and destroy denial!“

“How do we break free and stay free of denial? Put on your A.R.M.U.R. daily. Practice accountability, tell the truth and remain grounded in reality, work your plan with consistent maturity, stay humble, and resist the devil until his demons flee. And do all this with a trusted group of Nathans who will hold your feet to the fire!“

“Denial is powerful and dangerous —so much so that it took down the the Man after God’s Own Heart, David. Is there any hope for the likes of you and me? Absolutely! Truth can set us free from anything, denial included. . .We can learn from David’s positive example. Breaking free and staying free of denial requires the consistent use of A.R.M.U.R to protect yourself from the fiery darts of denial.!“

“It took a huge shock to David’s system to help him break out of his denial. Can you imagine the moment? Here’s this prophet suddenly exposing the two worst things you’ve ever done! Nathan lived in reality; he didn’t live in the false fortress of David’s fantasy world where God’s laws no longer applied. Thank God for the Nathans of this world!

It typically takes a major shock to the system—multiple shocks, in most cases—before we can start seeing our own denial. Most of us wait until we get swallowed by the whale of life before we have enough incentive to start changing long-term addictive patterns.“