Thursday, March 27, 2025
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
This Last Days and the Arrogance of Adult Children
I have seen arrogant and disrespectful attitudes in many children, coupled with rudeness they don't even think is wrong. In fact when confronted about it they defend themselves and become vengeful.
I have to wonder if these people were ever saved even though they have attended church all their lives.
How can someone have a humble loving Spirit submissive to God when they do not display His fruit toward their own parents?
Ephesians 6:2-3
"2 Honor your father and mother (which is the first commandment with a promise), 3 so that it may turn out well for you, and that you may live long on the earth."
Honor is not bringing a parent a cup of coffee or a birthday gift to gratify themselves that they have done their obligation without any admiration toward the parent.
Honor means valuing someone as special, not with gifts but in attitude and deference. An attitude of honor is full of a desire to help, encourage, and revere their wisdom.
It doesn't matter whether a parent is what we think they should be, it only matters that we demonstrate God's love toward them.
What is God's love toward parents and everyone else too? Love is selfless and full of empathy for others.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8:
Love is patient and kind .
Love does not envy .
Love does not boast, is not arrogant .
Love is not rude .
Love does not seek its own interests, is not irritable or resentful .
Love does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth .
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things .
Love never fails .
I have to wonder if these people were ever saved even though they have attended church all their lives.
How can someone have a humble loving Spirit submissive to God when they do not display His fruit toward their own parents?
Ephesians 6:2-3
"2 Honor your father and mother (which is the first commandment with a promise), 3 so that it may turn out well for you, and that you may live long on the earth."
Honor is not bringing a parent a cup of coffee or a birthday gift to gratify themselves that they have done their obligation without any admiration toward the parent.
Honor means valuing someone as special, not with gifts but in attitude and deference. An attitude of honor is full of a desire to help, encourage, and revere their wisdom.
It doesn't matter whether a parent is what we think they should be, it only matters that we demonstrate God's love toward them.
What is God's love toward parents and everyone else too? Love is selfless and full of empathy for others.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8:
Love is patient and kind .
Love does not envy .
Love does not boast, is not arrogant .
Love is not rude .
Love does not seek its own interests, is not irritable or resentful .
Love does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth .
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things .
Love never fails .
Honesty Must be Accompanied by Humility
Narcissists cannot be honest about who they are, what makes us think they will rightly interpret us? Just asking!
They Hate you and Want Others to Hate You too!
Narcissists will interpret us the way they wish to see us not the way we are in reality, they are jealous and competitive! Sadly even those who say they are Christians are acting this way.
Question all gossip from the narcissist before acting on it.
The narcissist wants you to treat their target with the same disrespect they have for them. They hate that anyone else would like the one they hate.
I remember a situation once when I was having a good time with a little girl, we were laughing and enjoying one another. The narcissist father came along mocking and demeaning us for our laughter as though we were doing something wrong.
1 Peter 4:12-19
"12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
The narcissist wants you to treat their target with the same disrespect they have for them. They hate that anyone else would like the one they hate.
I remember a situation once when I was having a good time with a little girl, we were laughing and enjoying one another. The narcissist father came along mocking and demeaning us for our laughter as though we were doing something wrong.
This narcissist hated that the little girl was enjoying me so he found some way to cause the little girl to think something was wrong with our interaction.
When the narcissist hates you they will attempt to turn others against you with lies and half-truths. They will seek to undermine any chance of a loving relationship, sometimes by isolating us from those they have convinced to hate us too.
We know this is true because of the story of the devil in the garden with Eve when the devil managed to get Eve to distrust God, making her doubt God's wisdom and love for her. He caused a break in the relationship between God and His creation, Adam and Eve.
This is the same tactic he uses today in interpersonal relationships. Those who hate someone will make whatever that person does and says look like it is not worthy of interest or respect.
Satan hated that God had a special relationship with Adam and Eve just as some people hate that we might have a special relationship with anyone they wish to dominate.
The narcissist's greatest desire is to dominate those around them and negate and disparage anyone who will not allow them to dominate them. The hatred and tactics are demonic and rampant in our day.
We see how many, if not most adult children in our culture have disrespected and diminished their parents, even good parents are feeling the brunt of this devilish mentality.
Satan is turning adult children against their parents without cause, even passing this disrespect to their grandchildren.
Satan is turning adult children against their parents without cause, even passing this disrespect to their grandchildren.
This can only happen in a culture that values personal aggrandizement above God. Those who hate others cannot tolerate that others might not hate them too.
This was true of the Pharisees, they hated Christ and wanted everyone else to hate Him too. Times have not changed, people have not changed and we are headed toward the tribulation in which there will be few who love Christ, more pretenders than authentic believers fill the religious buildings!
This was true of the Pharisees, they hated Christ and wanted everyone else to hate Him too. Times have not changed, people have not changed and we are headed toward the tribulation in which there will be few who love Christ, more pretenders than authentic believers fill the religious buildings!
We are living in the days just like those of Noah's day and remember, Noah had many relatives in the water below when God closed the door of the ark.
"12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
13 But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.
14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory[a] and of God rests upon you.
15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler. 16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name.
17 For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?
18 And “If the righteous is scarcely saved,
what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”
19 Therefore let those who suffer according to God's will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good."
what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”
19 Therefore let those who suffer according to God's will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good."
Humility is Required to Mature
We live in a time when "everyone is right in their own eyes and no one will listen." In other words the times just like those of Noah!
I have seen people fight and argue against rational thinking because, even though innocent and reasoned, it made their feelings cry, that they were shown to be in error and they could not handle it.
Sort of like a five-year-old who has been shown they were wrong about something, their response is to cry, not because you did anything to make them cry, but just because they wanted to be seen as intelligent and someone attempted to correct and educate them.
"The problem with the world is that intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence."
Charles Bukowski
If your feelings are crying at every minor challenge or correction it is time to grow up! Defensiveness is childishness and arrogance, in other words, sin!
1 Corinthians 13:11
"11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things."
I have seen people fight and argue against rational thinking because, even though innocent and reasoned, it made their feelings cry, that they were shown to be in error and they could not handle it.
Sort of like a five-year-old who has been shown they were wrong about something, their response is to cry, not because you did anything to make them cry, but just because they wanted to be seen as intelligent and someone attempted to correct and educate them.
"The problem with the world is that intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence."
Charles Bukowski
If your feelings are crying at every minor challenge or correction it is time to grow up! Defensiveness is childishness and arrogance, in other words, sin!
1 Corinthians 13:11
"11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things."
The Greatest Reunion Ever!
There are times when I miss my godly friends whom I have met on the internet and have been blessed to also meet in person. I miss those I have been able to speak with on the phone too.
Then God reminds me that soon we will all be at the marriage supper of the Lamb and then in the Millennium for one thousand years, AND, then eternity on the new earth forever.
This blesses me, that I will not be separated from them much longer and the reunion is going to be amazing, most of all we will be with Christ.
I think about my other internet friends I have never met face-to-face but are one in the Spirit with!!!! We will meet for the first time, but I have the sense that we will know one another on sight.
Imagine following around for eternity Christ, the apostles, the prophets and others who lived before us, learning all about their experiences and sharing ours with them.
I yearn for this time when we will all agree, we will all love one another and we will all be with our Savior in person.
Hallelujah!
Then God reminds me that soon we will all be at the marriage supper of the Lamb and then in the Millennium for one thousand years, AND, then eternity on the new earth forever.
This blesses me, that I will not be separated from them much longer and the reunion is going to be amazing, most of all we will be with Christ.
I think about my other internet friends I have never met face-to-face but are one in the Spirit with!!!! We will meet for the first time, but I have the sense that we will know one another on sight.
Imagine following around for eternity Christ, the apostles, the prophets and others who lived before us, learning all about their experiences and sharing ours with them.
I yearn for this time when we will all agree, we will all love one another and we will all be with our Savior in person.
Hallelujah!
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