Narcissists will never be there for us!

When we pour out our heart to a narcissist they will eventually use it against us because they don't care about us.

They will never pour out their heart to you because they believe you would do the same thing they do and that would be to betray you to others or gossip, changing what you said to fit their desired belief about you believing you would operate the same way.

They don't trust others because they attribute to everyone their own traits of betrayal and gossip.

There are few people who will be open and honest with others because they must control the narrative, making sure they act the way they want you to see them rather than the way they really are inside. We discover their flaws through the way the narcissist portrays themselves, in a very superficial way pretending they do everything right all the time.

This is the reason narcissists can never admit their sin to others. They cannot humble themselves to resolve anything, it frightens them to have to admit a flaw. They cannot even confess small silly things that most people wouldn't even think twice about.

For humble people it is easy to say; "that was silly of me." Or, wow, I really messed up I hope to do better next time."

Those who cannot admit the truth about themselves cannot grow in emotional and spiritual maturity.

Open, honest people do not fear being transparent. If someone chooses not to like us because we admit flaws and mistakes then those people will not be our friends and do not love us.

If we have to pretend to be perfect around someone, that person is not authentic and cannot be trusted to support us when things are good and are likely to kick us when we have been down and are trying to get up again. They will never celebrate our getting up, they will continue to cogitate that we fell in the first place. They will never be there to help us up but will push us down when we are trying to get up.

When we have the love of Christ we celebrate and help those who are wanting to improve.

Galatians 6:2

"Carry each other’s burdens and so you will fulfill the law of Christ."

This is why I love authentic Christians, they weep over our trials and are there to uplift us when we want to improve.

God is Disciplining America

God is disciplining our land in more ways than one. One of the ways is to give us the wicked leaders we deserve. In my opinion, Trump proved that this country cares little about God and more about their freedom, economy, and personal desires than they do about God or even this nation.

The reason I believe this is because most Christians I meet become irritated if not out and out angry when challenged to follow the Bible. And, we know that unbelievers don't care about God. So, what does this leave us? It leaves us with most people in the country who do not care about obeying God or His principles. The country is sinking into a moral morass and don't believe they are sinking, in fact they think everything is getting better as long as they can live the way they please without restraint.

It was interesting to me that the people didn't care about Trump's crassness, rude demeanor, and manipulation of the people. He got "Christians" some things we wanted but left a bitter taste in our mouths as we were aware of his immoral and wretched lifestyle.

What made me feel sick to my stomach was that many Christians thought he was one of them. The lack of repentance about his lifestyle all his years showed us he believed all his immorality, foul-mouthed expressions and demeaning of people was perfectly all right with him. He said; "I don't have anything to repent of, I've lived a good life, I am a good person." When we hear things like this it is the biggest clue of all that he is not born again. He pretended "religious" but had no idea what a relationship with Christ was all about. He acted as though what he 'says" is all that matters, not how he lives.

For years Trump financially supported liberals and specifically the Clintons. He decided to become a conservative knowing there was a voting block of people who were not casting a vote, these were the Christians. If he could pretend to be one of them he could entice them by throwing them a few conservative bones and they would follow him.

I voted for him because there was no one else and he "said" some things I agreed with, but I had no confidence in him as a man. I knew his wicked lifestyle and that there was no repentance, but based on his words alone I cast my vote while holding my nose.

I do not believe he will win again if there is someone else slightly better than him for the job.

There will be Christians who wanted a savior for the country but pay little to no attention to the Savior they really need, that is Jesus Christ.

If God is disciplining our nation and it brings us to hardship with wicked leaders, and because of all this the people will repent and trust in Christ then I say let it happen. It is not my goal to save this nation, it is a desire that God discipline evil and then perhaps some people will see their need for the Savior and repent.

Believers ought to understand that the demise of our country is not an issue, the real problem is that most who dwell in this nation are on their way to hell and no one will save them from the fires of hell except Jesus Christ and only if they repent in brokenness over their sinfulness and desire to be changed and indwelt by Him.

It is my belief that this country is over the tipping point for God's wrath. We have fallen so far that there is no return. I do not pray for the nation, however I do pray for individuals as led by the Holy Spirit. Perhaps hardship is the only answer for many to lose their arrogance and humble themselves enough to confess and trust in Christ.

God will bring starvation to a nation that rejects Him. He will remove the lampstands of the churches so they have no influence because of their rebellion against Him. Within the walls of most churches today we have more pretenders than authentic believers and we have more foolishness that mocks God than there is authentic worship.

Amos 4:6

"Also I gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities.

And lack of bread in all your places;

Yet you have not returned to Me,"

Says the LORD."

Revelation 2:5 "

Therefore, remember from where you have fallen, and repent, and do the deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you and I will remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent."

Matthew 16:26

"For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?"

We can gain the nation, have our lavish lifestyles, play all we want, and end up in hell because we value ourselves and our desires more than we desired God. In fact, the nation has turned against God, reviling Him and His principles. We are on the brink of persecuting the people of God because their devotion to Christ irritates those who hate Him.

The message; this nation needs to repent, it most likely will not, but individuals can turn to Christ and be made clean.

Choose Either the Word or Christ, can't have both!

Those who choose the world do it because they love the world. We choose what we love. Those who choose Christ do it because they love Him. One cannot love the world and Christ too!

1 John 2:14-16 "14 I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one. 1

5 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

16 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.…"

Romans 12:2

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

James 4:4

You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.

James 4:4

"You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God."

Follow the Will of God You Know

"Follow the will of God you already know and this will lead to the will of God you do not yet know." Jonathan Cahn

Walking in the will of God can only happen if we seek the will of God to obey through Bible reading and prayer that the Holy Spirit will bless us with His wisdom.

So many people are chasing after the things of this life asking God to bless them with material wealth, prestige, many friends and a legion of other things, they are missing the greatest blessing of all, which is wisdom from the heart of God.

I have experienced many people who seek to have knowledge about the Bible as they choose to understand it for their own happiness and aggrandizement, they miss the truth that is right in front of them. They seek the words of the Bible to be able to justify what they want to believe. They read and study without the help of the Holy Spirit and they mix and match verses snatching them out of their context to come up with their desired belief.

There is more fantasy going on in the churches today than there is truth.

God told us to agree, one might ask how is that even possible?

Every born-again believer can agree if they seek the Holy Spirit for the truth and believe what God said in His word, keeping all passages within their context and then the context of the rest of the Bible.

Most "Christians" today do not believe God so they change His word to mean what they wish it to mean. Many of these people do this in relationships too, they concoct in their minds what they wish to believe about someone that may not be true and act upon it as though it were true.

These people devise ideas about some people making perfect icons out of them so they can elevate and worship them. With others who speak the words of God they pretend these people are hateful and mean in order to allow themselves the freedom to ignore what they say about God, even treating contemptuously those who bring God's truth.

Why is one person elevated and the other hated?

It's evident that those who are elevated and appreciated are those who never challenge anyone to follow the Scriptures as given by God. The one who is treated with contempt is the one who brings God's Word to light in any discussion about life.

Authentic born-again believers are the rain on everyone's parade, mucking up the fun with the truth.

Matthew 15:9

"In vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”

John 15:18-20 "18 If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. 19 If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. 20 Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.…"

Matthew 10:22

"You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved."

Psalm 118:8-9

"It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes."

1 Corinthians 1:10-13

"I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you, my brothers. What I mean is that each one of you says, “I follow Paul,” or “I follow Apollos,” or “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.” Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?"

2 John 1:9

"Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son."

What a blessing it is to know that we have the Holy Spirit living in us able to impart His wisdom to us at any time as long as we want to know Him.

John 17:3

"3 And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent."

Our goal should not be to get knowledge to impress others. Our goal ought to be to glorify God, getting to know His heart that we might bless Him every day.

People say; "bless me God", when perhaps they ought to be saying; "I want to bless you God."

Pseudo-Christianity

The new pseudo-Christian movement is designed to effectively sell a compromised gospel to multitudes who would never buy the True Gospel.

Back it up with the Bible

Our Marching Orders were the Gospel!

It is time to stop trying to save a dying and wicked nation and begin sharing the gospel. We are a small remnant now of believers. While others are too busy attempting to save a wicked nation we must be busy encouraging believers and sharing the gospel.

Sadly I heard a man recently say; "God first nation second and family last", this is the opposite of what God's Word says.

Our first evangelistic efforts ought to be with family and go out from there. As family rejects the true gospel in favor of a false one, then we move on to others who have not yet heard it.

It is sad that so many church attendees have fallen into the trap of making a better life for themselves and appearing to be "good people" that they have no interest in sharing the gospel and are even hostile toward God's Word when confronted with it.

May the Lord place in our hearts a love for the lost, so that we might be more interested in their eternal condition than we are in living in this world for this world.

1 John 2:15-17

Do Not Love the World

"15 Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world.

17 The world is passing away and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God continues to live forever."

America has been brain-washed to believe we must govern ourselves through government. We see no Scriptural mandate to do this, nor do we see an example of it in the Bible.

What we do see is this;

Romans 13:1-2 "13 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.

2 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment."