Everything is considered a slight to someone who must be elevated by others to feel validated. When they are not elevated they are on the verge of rage over the most minor of matters.
We call this mentality petty, the ability to take a small disagreement or slight irritation and turn it into a major production, that can lead to the destruction of a relationship.
Narcissists never keep close friends because every conversation is a competition for one upping their target. They can never back down, never admit they are wrong and never give in for the sake of anyone else.
It is really very sad that so many people are operating in the realm of superiority rather than humbling themselves to be of service and encouragement to others.
One cannot serve themselves and God too!
James 4:9-11 "…9 Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you. 11 Do not speak against one another, brethren. He who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law; but if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge of it.…"
When our goal is to be happy and superior, then we cannot obey God, we cannot be humble, we cannot consider others before ourselves. Even our good deeds are done to make ourselves look good, rather than just selfless for the sake of others.
Philippians 2:2-4 "…2 make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. 3 Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; 4 do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others."
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