We Shall Know Them

God told those who have the Holy Spirit, "you shall know them by their fruit."

Matthew 7:17-20
"17 So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 So then, you will know them by their fruits."

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."
Those who are born again will see into the Spirit of another believer and connect because of the Holy Spirit.

Those Who Want Control

Just like the devil the narcissist wants control over everyone within their sphere of influence. The devil wanted to be above God and when he could not he began to attempt to ruin all those who loved God.

This is exactly the tactic of those who are narcissists. They are driven by the same mentality of superiority as the devil was when in his fantasies he thought he could be above God.

Narcissists are deeply insecure people who are not satisfied with what God made them, they want more, they want to be above God and everyone else. Their desire to be superior to everyone, the center of attention in every situation is the evidence of a deep insecurity that drives them to seek validation through intimidation and supremacy.

Narcissists are disposed to judge the smallest matters of others to feel dominant over them. The devil does this very thing, it is his mission to dominate, control and ruin anyone who loves Christ.

1 Peter 5:8

"Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour."

Narcissists are controlled by the devil through thoughts of grandiosity about themselves. He appeals to their pride to cause anger in them when they cannot be the center of attention for every encounter.

Genesis 3:5

5 “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it."

The devil appealed to the pride in Eve convincing her she should be like God, it was her right to be so. This is the same mentality of narcissists. They are completely controlled by the devil and think it is their own idea.

No one can love the way God loves without Christ. Everyone will have a degree of narcissism unless they confess it to be cleansed by God and desire to be changed.

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."

Psalm 37:28

"For the Lord loves justice; he will not forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off."

For those who repent and trust Christ there is peace, joy and strength, no one can overtake us not even the devil.

Psalm 91:1-16 "He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, ..."