Narcissists are selfish together with self-confident. They tin wound people without remorse because they lack empathy.
Sadly, "70 per centum of students today grade higher on narcissism together with lower on empathy than did the average pupil 30 years ago." (source)
Psychologists claim these narcissistic characteristics are caused yesteryear poor parenting or environment, exactly Scripture doesn't back upward that excuse (Ezekiel 18).
And facts don't back upward it either: about folks amongst terrible backgrounds grow into productive, empathetic people; together with about folks amongst wonderful backgrounds grow into selfish narcissists.
God tells us the argue for poor character:
Our hearts are prone to evil (Jeremiah 17:9; Mark 7:21-22).
And God tells us the solution:
"Throw off your old sinful nature together with your old agency of life… allow the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes..." Ephesians 4:17-32 (1)
By allowing God's Spirit to transform our minds, nosotros tin turn down these unhealthy patterns of the globe (Romans 12:1-2).
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(1) Obviously, this solution applies to believers who own got God's Spirit.
Take fourth dimension to seek out yourself today:
- Are y'all able to own got valid criticism? See Accepting Correction.
- Have y'all been criticizing others together with excusing like require inwards yourself? See 3 Disastrous Attitudes.
- Have y'all demanded that others last sensitive to your challenges piece ignoring the challenges they face? See Walk a Mile inwards their Moccasins.
- Are y'all thinking the worst of others or giving them the create goodness of the doubt? Do y'all await loyalty exactly neglect to give it inwards return? Are y'all able to wound somebody without remorse? See 8 Narcissist Problems.
- Do y'all admit together with truly repent when you're wrong? Do y'all punish people yesteryear pouting, creating ungodly boundaries, cutting off contact, or withholding things that would bless them? Please read Matthew 7:12.
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