We speak of substance addiction often in the lives of people that are being destroyed by it, but there is another addiction that is growing and much more subtle.
That is the addiction to the love of self. More people are determined to preserve their elevated view of themselves without regard to spiritual or emotional growth.
They only care that they appear special, not that they do what is right. In order to do what is right, one must think the right way, that is scriptural.
This addiction to the "love of self" creates broken relationships and destroyed families. It leaves victims without support as well as further victimizing them through the lies narcissists tell to keep themselves in a superior status with those who have little to no discernment.
The narcissist does not even recognize when they are destroying families and what harms him as well as the relationships, he is only focused on whether or not he won for the moment. He counts it a win when his target is weeping and devastated, using this opportunity to further abuse. The farther down the narcissist can take his target the more powerful he feels.
Truth is not important to the narcissist, only winning over others, even if it takes sinning against God to accomplish this. God is only a tool to the narcissist. He will use God to appear special and holy while defying all of God's principles for life. The modern church is full of this kind of people. They have no interest in being holy or growing emotionally or Spiritually, they only want to seem like it.
I have met more narcissists who were pretenders in the church in my life than I have experience mature and loving born again believers. I am thankful that I have met lovely godly people, had I not met these people I might wonder if there was anyone left who is authentic.
2 Timothy 3:1-5 is a picture of the end times church. They have a form of religion but it's all about superficial appearance without substance.
"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."
Think about it!!!! In the church: "haters of good", "lovers of self", read the rest of the traits, they are beyond ugly they are demonic. When we realize these are the traits in the end times church we can see how the world is marching quickly toward the antichrist rule.
We don't need to see the "mark" of the beast or the ruling in Jerusalem, we can see clearly what the heart of the last days will be like, deeply selfish and demonically inspired.
It makes sense that these kinds of people in the church would be deceived by an antichrist, of which there are many. They have been deceived into believing they are good while possessing all these evil character qualities.
Do not become depressed over this, it has nothing to do with you. This is not personal with narcissists, they would act like this toward anyone they cannot personally control. Control is what the narcissist is all about, without it they become very angry and vengeful.
Romans 12:1-21
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.
For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. ..."
Let God be in control of your life, not the narcissist!
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