The WAY one thinks will determine their life path. Those who are full of self will always interpret things in terms of the effect on them. Others are not very important to them unless those others can enhance their own life in some way.
It comes down to the WAY the narcissist processes information. They really don't have control over their own mind, the devil is placing thoughts and emotions that are not true, just as he did in the garden with Eve.
He brought thinking to Eve that made her begin to ponder a WAY that was different from what she would have thought before she heard the lies. It was her choice to believe the lies, but the devil planted the seeds of doubt toward God that led her down a path of further deception.
Why did Even not chastise the devil and refuse to believe him because of the knowledge she had of God? That's a very good question isn't it?!
Eve didn't chastise the devil nor did she reject what he was saying because she sort of liked the idea that she could be like God. She embraced the lies to elevate self.
The devil lied against God, used flattery toward Eve and used manipulation to entice, appealing to pride in Eve.
Genesis 3:4-6 "…4“ You will not surely die,” the serpent told her. 5 “For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, and he ate it.…"
This is what we notice in gossip, the person gossiping loves to push others down in the eyes of the hearer to elevate themselves. The devil has only one foundational tactic, that is to diminish his target, deceiving them to make them believe others are beneath them, in order to raise themselves up.
Proverbs 26:24-28
"24 He who hates disguises it with his lips,
But he lays up deceit in his heart.
25 When he speaks graciously, do not believe him,
For there are seven abominations in his heart.
26 Though his hatred covers itself with guile,
His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly.
27 He who digs a pit will fall into it,
And he who rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
And a flattering mouth works ruin."
This is exactly what the devil did in heaven when he was thrown out and what he did with Eve in the garden to diminish God in her eyes. If he could get the other demons and Eve to see God as the "bad one", then he could get his followers to worship him while hating God.
This principle works well for the devil in human relationships too. When we know that the devil is behind all our relationship problems as well as everything else in the world, we can be at ease when we recognize his strategies.
Keep in mind the devil was not just selfish he was destructive, his goal was to destroy anyone in his path, anyone who might not worship him and to take as many people and devils to hell with him as he can.
The devil has one mission, that is to ruin the witness of believes and to cause unbelievers to hate Christians.These maneuvers are an attack against God. He uses his minions to place thoughts in the minds of people to cause reactions against one another and even toward God.
We do not have to be pawns in the devil's schemes, we can rise above it to be Christlike, no matter who or what comes against us.
Ephesians 6:10-12 "10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms."
Remember that we are living in the last days, the days of increasing evil, we must recognize it for what it is, call it out and then run from those who enjoy and defend their sinfulness.
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