Remind Yourself the Tactics of the Devil and You will not be Controlled by Him

Covert narcissists can turn even good news into a problem or a threat.

I have discovered that a narcissist sees our actions and comments according to their own mindset.

If they are rude and angry people they will assume even our kind words and actions are coming from rudeness and contempt because it is how they would react to us.

The jealousy runs so deep and the anger so constant that everything that does not make them the center of attention will be seen as a personal attack.

There is only one way to deal with these kind of people and that is to avoid them whenever possible.

2 Timothy 3:1-5

Difficult Times Will Come

3 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.

2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, slanderers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good,

4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

5 holding to a form of godliness although they have denied its power; avoid such people as these."

Since narcissists hate goodness and kindness they will attempt to make our good deeds and kind acts and words appear foolish. We might ask why would narcissists be like this?

The answer is simple, they are being manipulated by the master of hatred, lies and deciet, the devil and his demons. Those who cannot think rationally for themselves, calling things what they really are, will be those who are controlled by the devil and his minions.

When we know we are living in the last days of deep deception we will recognize those who are attempting to dominate and demean anyone who brings goodness and light to a relationship. They will ruin whatever they can in all the relationships of the born-again believer just as the devil has been doing since he was created.

Since the devil knows his doom is near he will work even harder to destroy those who love Christ. He is too arrogant and foolish to realize he cannot win over God so he works at ruining as many people who love God as he can before he is thrown into hell. And, he will use people to do this.

1 John 3:8

"Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil."

Do not be unnerved by those who are controlled by the devil. Stand up to them boldly and with kindness but do not allow them to convince you that what God is leading you to do is wrong and worthless.

Proverbs 3:5

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding."

Romans 8:1

"There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus."

Those who are in love with themselves will hate truth-tellers accusing them of the very thing the narcissist is doing and the truth tellers are not. It is the devil's favorite tactic, to mock, demean and intimidate anyone who tells the truth.

Don't fall for the devil's lies or tactics, he can only ruin those who do not belong to Christ.