15/09/2025
𝗛𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗺𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝗿 - 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲
𝐵𝑦 𝐴𝑏𝑢𝑐ℎ𝑖 𝑂𝑘𝑎𝑟𝑜, 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝐷𝑒𝑝𝑡ℎ 𝐹𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
Life is a tapestry of fortune and misfortune—seasons of joy and seasons of trial. Scripture acknowledges this balance: “𝘛𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯” (Ecclesiastes 3:1). But fearmongers exploit this rhythm. They project doom into the future, and when the natural ups and downs of life unfold, they rush to claim: “𝘚𝘦𝘦, 𝘐 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘰.”
This is what I call 𝗛𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗺𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 — when people retroactively attach everyday misfortunes to their fearful predictions, creating the illusion that they foresaw them. But in reality, they are only parasites on the natural flow of life.
The Bible repeatedly warns us against this manipulative spirit:
𝗙𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: “𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘖𝘙𝘋.” (Jeremiah 23:16). Fearmongers thrive on visions born of anxiety, not truth.
𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲’𝘀 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲: “𝘔𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦.” (Job 14:1). Trouble is part of the human condition—it doesn’t validate fearmongers; it validates life’s cycles.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁: “𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥.” (2 Timothy 1:7). Alarmists keep people bound to fear, but the spirit of God births clarity and courage.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗽
Hindsight Doomcasting manipulates through:
1. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗮𝘀 – they ignore when nothing bad happens but magnify when it does.
2. 𝗜𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗰𝘆 – claiming wisdom after the fact.
3. 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 – keeping people enslaved to “what might go wrong” instead of living in faith.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵
True faith doesn’t hinge on fear’s predictions. Faith anchors itself in possibility, not in paranoia. Where fear says, “𝘌𝘷𝘪𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘦,” faith says, “𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦” (Psalm 23:6).
𝗗𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁
Fearmongers thrive because life guarantees misfortunes, but faith thrives because life also guarantees mercies. The question is: which will you magnify?
𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
𝗚𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀: Don’t let fear-driven voices dictate your outlook (Isaiah 8:12–13).
𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗰𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Is it rooted in God’s truth or in human anxiety?
𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀: Train your mind to magnify God’s promises, not man’s doomsday. (Phillipians 4:8)
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🔥𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁:
Fearmongering alarmism is nothing but 𝗛𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲—a recycled “𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘮-𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥-𝘺𝘰𝘶-𝘴𝘰.” But those who walk in faith live above these false prophets of fear, for “𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘣𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵” (2 Corinthians 5:7).
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𝗗𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝗺𝗮. 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝟵𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 @𝗚𝗲̀ 𝗻𝘁𝗶̣̀ 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 @𝗗𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗵𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗜𝗣 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹—𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲.
