I personally feel the church has done tremendous damage in trying to get people to accept personal sacrifice over self interests. Now... on the surface, that sounds great, right? I mean Jesus sacrificed Himself for ALL humans so I mean we should try our best to do the same, right?

The problem is, most churches push this message to create a dependency, but also to keep the sheep in line. How many churches have been speaking out about the actual evils going on versus the number who recycle the same five stories each year, maybe put SOME effort into other existentialisms, but ultimately put emphasis on self sacrifice and accepting that God is in control and it doesn't matter who wins politics because God installed them there... and in trying to be such good soldiers of self sacrifice, the members of these churches need to recharge... routinely... every Sunday... once a week... in a function that tells you you're special. You've been chosen. You must sacrifice...

Only ONE church I attended out of the MANY in my lifetime had the balls to actually speak directly about human trafficking. Of course, these kinds of horror stories interfere with the fake delusions of the church that the building is a magical safe haven to protect you from Satan, who's everywhere else all the time... but anyway, my point is, the church is very much in league with the cabal, moreso indirectly with their coveted tax exempt status and ability to appear as the safe haven people need to recharge each week from sacrificing so much. But hey, it keeps them complacent and from revolting. Cause God is "in control".

Or... maybe He isn't. Maybe... He gave us free will and as such cannot interfere with the construct as directly and billions have claimed throughout history. Maybe... there is a balance between sacrifice and recognizing your own accomplishments to make those sacrifice happen. Maybe we ARE suppose to acknowledge our own effort. Sure, while God teaches us things, YOU still chose to answer the call. YOU still chose to follow. YOU still matter more in this than you've been told. YOU are something beyond this fake reality and satanic system, but the problem is, the person giving you clouded versions of the truth, was actually doing so to control you.

Yes. Self love is dangerous. And yes, the dangers discussed are ALWAYS worth discussing. However... you CAN achieve a balance in your life between both needs of the self AND self sacrifice. That is where we begin to find our true potential. Understanding our limits and accepting our shortcomings. THAT is the beginning, but that is also the truth that the church DOESN'T want to share because such a realization means seeing that the church needs followers MORE than the followers need the church...