Good Deeds Done In Silence

The Believer Loves To Obey

The narcissist (arrogant insolent) has a deep need to be continually validated by others, but don’t want to get too close to anyone.  They demand attention, but don’t have any inclination to validate others, unless the validation of others makes those listening like the narc.  They seek supply for their ego, companionship is not for mutual bonding and love, but for one person to receive, and that would be the narcissist.

Even using manipulative lies and intimidation when anyone asks for attention from them. The only time they supply attention to anyone else is if it elevates them in some way or they see that their target is moving away from them.  This is a description of the narcissist (arrogant insolent) who will do good works for no other reason except to appear superior to others and feel good about them self, further elevation of soul.

Isaiah 64:6 “For all of us have become like one who is unclean, And all our righteous deeds are like a filthy garment; And all of us wither like a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.”

The only way good works can be valid in the eyes of God is if they are selfless and in obedience to the Holy Spirit that lives in a believer.

We see lots of useless “good works” in the unsaved world, they say things like “I love doing this, it makes ME feel so good.”  The subject of their language is not the poor and needy but their own enjoyment of the act.  I cringe every time I hear a testimony like this, it flies in the face of the Scripture that expressly instructs us to do our good deeds in secret.

There is a difference between sharing your joy with another brother in Christ, quite another to use every opportunity for giving, to bring self-exaltation.

Those who love the Lord have no concern about whether they will feel good about it, they often have a sense of joy for having obeyed God, but they do not discuss what they are doing, if it comes up, brought up by someone else, their response is always in terms of the need of others. Those who are deeply connected by the Holy Spirit are openly happy at the joy of another believer.  A narcissist does not engage in the joy of others but negates their accomplishments and works because the attention is not on them personally.

The narcissist is only happy when he is getting all the attention, it is an affront to their happiness when someone else gets attention for doing well.

When we feel excited about giving and brag about it, then perhaps we would not do it if it was hard for us or gave us a bad feeling.  Narcissists never do good deeds to obey God, there is always a catch, the catch being a form of self-aggrandizement.

Matthew 6:1-6
“1 “Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.
2 “So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.
3 But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
4 so that your giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
5 “When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.
6 But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.”

To every believer, if we seek the Lord with all our heart, He will hear our prayers, instruct us in our actions and we will feel driven to obey, but never driven to make sure others know.  Our joy comes from the Lord, obedience to Him and His working in the lives of those we serve.

Don't Think With Your Own Brain

Obeying God is easier when we don't have to understand why He does or says what He does. The minute we think we have to figure it all out, is when we begin trying to think with our own mind, bad idea!!!!!

Romans 12:2 - "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."

Philippians 2:5 - "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:"...

1 Corinthians 2:13-16
"13 which things we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, [a]combining spiritual thoughts with spiritual words.
14 But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised.
15 But he who is spiritual appraises all things, yet he himself is appraised by no one.
16 For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he will instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ."

Cluelessness Is Sin

Cluelessness is sin! We are only clueless when all we think about is ourselves. When we care deeply about others we are aware of the needs and desires of others.

I have heard some say that a person is not necessarily mean they are just "clueless." If we are so full of self that we have no thought of those around us then we are narcissistic, full of selfishness.

Philippians 2:4 "Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others."
...

1 Corinthians 10:24 "Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor."

Philippians 2:3-4 "Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others"

1 Corinthians 13:4-6 "Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth."

Mass Murderer Not In My House

Let's say that a mass murderer was released from prison on a technicality and he has no place to go, would you open your home for him to come and live with you and your family?

Muslims are mass murderers looking for a place to kill anyone who will not become one of them. There goal in life is to murder as many non-Muslims as possible while torturing and beheading women and children.

How any official in this country could not take this seriously when considering the "refugee" influx, that I call an invasion, how could they ever consider taking these murderers into our house.

Worldly Pleasure Destroys Relationships

One of the evidences that we are in the end times is the proliferation and execution of every kind of pleasure. Anyone who speaks against this pleasure is called a "buzz kill", demeaned and rejected. Pleasure is the god of this nation.

There are even those who claim that these pleasures are good for us. It is clear to those with discerning eyes that the worship of pleasure has brought us to the level of debauchery we have achieved.

Not only has this pleasure seeking culture spent more time on their indulgences than personal relationships and hard work to produce something of value, they have ignored and negated God, so much so that there is a contempt and disdain for Him and those who belong to Him.

I was actually involved in an "argument" one time when I made the statement that sports was a distraction and useless activity. I can understand someone disagreeing but the venom that emerged from the mouth of the defenders of sports was astonishing.

My only conclusion was that sports was so important to these people, that they couldn't even hear a "judgmental" word against it. When something that is pleasure based, there is no reason to defend it as though it were important.

Someone could say to me that there is no value in playing with my dog outside on a nice day, I would disagree, but it wouldn't make me angry, let alone contemptuous enough to destroy a relationship over it.

When we see arguments over unimportant things then we can be sure that thing is something the arguer worships.

Let me be clear, there is no value whatever to the sports industry today except the millions of dollars that the players and coaches make, if one thinks of that as value.

When we enjoy the simple things in life, the every day pleasures of God's creation, the antics of animals, the beauty of the trees and other things in nature, this can glorify God, but no contrived orchestrated demonstration of pleasure is necessary to be content and happy.

2 Timothy 3:4 "Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;"

Notice from this verse the word "traitors" is used to describe those who love their pleasure. They will throw their own mother under the bus to defend that which is worthless, just because they enjoy it. The pleasure is more important that people or God.

This pleasure seeking mentality should not be present in a born again believer. Our delight is in the Lord and all that He has made for us.

Psalm 37:4 "Delight yourself in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart."

When we delight in the Lord, His desires become ours, what He loves works deeply into our hearts.

Islam Is Dangerous To Us

There are those who would say that we are not being tolerant to Muslims in a country that has been noted for allowing every religion.

The freedom to worship as you please has been a right of every American early on in our history. Those who came to worship as they please most often came in legally desiring to blend into our "melting pot" society.

Islam not only does not want to blend in, they intend to take over, force others to worship as they say while brutally torturing and killing anyone who will not submit.

Let's make it clear, Buddists, Catholics, Hindus, Bahai, and other religions co-exist in this country every day. The reason Islam is singled out for discrimination is because they have vowed to take over our government and kill everyone who will not become Muslim.

None of the other religious groups have a holy book that commands them to kill Jews, Christians and every one who does not accept their religion. They abide peacefully in our culture, even allowing believers to speak to them about Christ. The other religions do not command their people to lie and commit violence against those who are not of them.

Islam is more of a political system with religious overtones. Their goal is total destruction of our culture, our people and our government. They have beheaded believers all over the world, vowing to do the same thing here when they become powerful enough here.

Many false religions at least have a semblance of goodness and kindness, Islam openly practices meanness, hate and destruction where ever they are found.

Islamist are our enemy, they seek to destroy us, this makes it vitally important that we not allow them any ground for the worship of their religion, which promotes these atrocities against our people.

Baililng People Out Doesn't Help Them

When we bail people out of the problems they created, before they learn their lesson and repent, we thwart God's will for them to learn important things that change their heart and their life.

I never want to be responsible for enabling a person to remain in sin, continually doing the same evil over and over again, ultimately separating them from God.

Bailing people out of their trouble before they learn their lesson is selfish, we don't like to watch their discipline so we ...jump in and save them to please ourselves.
 

True love is more concerned about a changed heart than good feelings.
One of the other things that happens when we bail out others is the problems we bring upon ourselves in the process.