The Phone Conversation From Hell

I knew a lady who talked so fast and so long that she forced others to be seemingly rude in order to be able to leave a conversation.

One time a friend of mine got a call from this woman and tried to tell her that her "soap-opera" was coming on and she had to go.

The woman acted like she didn't hear her at all and continued talking. So my friend put down the receiver next to the base and went off for an hour to watch her soap. When my friend came back to the receiver. The woman on the other end was still talking and didn't even know she had been gone.

This is common for narcissists to see a body standing right in front of them but have no acknowledgment that the body is a person and not an object.

When an entire culture views everyone as objects to be used it will become deeply unconcerned about its fellow man.

The devil will use people in our lives to cause frustration, his arrows are flying on overdrive to discredit and anger the born-again believers, we cannot allow him to do this.

When we encounter the devil's arrows we can remain calm, even see the sense of humor in it while faithful to the fruit of the Spirit Who lives in us. Our clear conscience is far more important than what anyone does to us.

Let's not treat the narcissist the way they treat us, let's frustrate the devil by deflecting his arrows through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 6:11-18

"Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints'"

1 Peter 5:8-10

"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world.

But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you."

Loving God is Protection to Those Who Love Him

For those who think God's ways are "restrictive." 

Cultural Christianity Explained

Amen! I am convinced most of the people I know are of this ilk. They have no fruit of the Spirit even though they have been in church gatherings all their lives and I am 70 years old, they are older than I. Their children have been raised with and are comfortable with this cultural Christianity. 

Matthew 7:21-23 "21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’"

Fruit of the Spirit: All born-again believers must have this fruit.

Galatians 5:22-23 "22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."

Most of the people I speak to about God claim to be Christians and are embarrassed at the mention of the name of Jesus Christ.

Those Who Think Highly of Themselves are Builders on the Sand

Let God Take Care of It

Narcissists will deliberately poke at someone to cause them to sin and then point the finger when they do. This is no excuse for the one who responds to the sin of the narcissist by sinning themselves because we always have the option of resisting sin through the power of the Holy Spirit.

If we trust in Christ we know He will eventually have justice on our behalf without us lifting a finger in revenge. The narcissist wants us to sin in response to their attacks, that's why they do it. They want to believe we are bad people so they can justify their sinful behavior toward us. This is a favorite tactic of the devil and the reason God said to leave the revenge to Him.

Romans 12: 19

19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

Take comfort in knowing that no one will get away with sin, eventually, God will take care of it for us, either in this life or the next. In the meantime, we pray to remain faithful to Christ while resisting the devil's attacks.

It is more important for us to remain faithful in our walk with a clear conscience than it is to force someone to see the evil of their ways. God knows exactly what is need and He will take care of it.

Isaiah 55:9

"9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth,

so are my ways higher than your ways

and my thoughts than your thoughts."

We cannot possibly know what's best for everyone, but we do have the principles of the Bible to show us our responsibility and how we should respond.

1 Corinthians 1:27–29

" 27 but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong,

28 and the base things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that are,

29 so that ano 1man may boast before God."

God's Got This!!!!!

Correction is the New Hate Speech

The biggest lies we see today are within the apostate church with false doctrine.  Those who love their false doctrine will rage when they are confronted with the Bible passages that prove them wrong. 

Narcissists Take Everything Personally

Narcissists take everything personally. They will take an innocent comment and make it sound like it was rude when it was not. And worse, they will tell their perspective to others in hopes the others will hate you too.

The Pharisees did this to Christ. The accused Him of evil when all He did was pure and righteous.

Proverbs 29:8-10

"8 Arrogant people inflame a city,

But wise people turn away anger.

9 When a wise person has a controversy with a foolish person,

The foolish person either rages or laughs, and there is no rest.

10 People of bloodshed hate the blameless person,

But the upright are concerned for his life."