Knocking Out Narcissism Near You, Pt 2 of 2

Welcome Back!  I am Dawn Simmons and in this episode of Conquering Our Unseen Enemies we are going to talk about part 2 of Knocking out Narcissism and how we manage our reactions to a narcissist.  In the last episode, we defined a narcissist, we identified common traits and the demonic influences generally associated with narcissism. We also were introduced to some specific cases involving narcissists. 
Top Show Points:

·      Common traits of a narcissist: 

o   Need for excessive admiration continually, Expectation of special treatment, they are superior to others, Lack of Empathy for everyone else, Need to constantly be the center of attention, Need to always be the one who is right, Need to always have their feelings be validated over everyone else, Controlling, power hungry, anger, Lack of patience for others, Deceitful, cunning, Antagonism, Manipulative, Expects others to meet their needs regardless of what is required, grand gestures

·      The demonic influences associated with these traits: 

o   Pride, Insecurity, Fear of disapproval, Competition, Perfection, Hatred, Cursing – belittling others, gossip, mockery, backbiting, Intolerance, Fear of Rejection, Jealousy, Loneliness, Paranoia, Material Lust, Sensitiveness, Self-Righteousness, Rationalization, Self-delusion, Fear of Failure Self-Deception, Inferiority, Bitterness, Dominance, Jealousy, Indifference, Control, Rejection, Anger, Fear of Authority – Lying, Fear of accusation, Rebellion, Bitterness, Witchcraft, Theatrics

·      Our scenarios from last week involve 2 work situations.    The second two are family situations, sister in laws. 

·      The people who have shared their story have one thing in common, they truly want to be able to have the issues resolved with Narcy and be able to salvage the relationship.

·      Steps to Manage a Narcissist: 

o   Pray for Truth:  What we are seeking as we pray for truth is for the Lord to come into this situation and address our heart and Narcy's heart.  We want the Holy Spirit to convict us if we are misjudging Narcy or the situation and ask for forgiveness if we are convicted.  We want to ask for His will to be done and at the same time for truth to be revealed in every situation.  

o   Pray for Protection and Rebuke:  If Narcy's behavior is being influenced by the demonic, you cannot control what Narcy allows the demonic to do in her life, but as a believer, you can control how that demonic influence impacts you in your presence.  Any space that you occupy can be protected and the time you are in contact with Narcy can be protected.  

o   There is instruction Jesus provides in Matthew 18:15 for how to handle this conflict if Narcy is a believer.  Gathering your witnesses to address Narcy. 

·      Put together scriptures you can have handy when you are about to interact with Narcy.  This is a great time to start your scripture journal.  

o   Psalms 31:3, Job 42:2, Proverbs 16:3, Luke 10:19, Isaiah 54:17, Romans 16:20, Romans 14:11, 1 Corinthians 15:57, Ephesians 6:10-17 – The Armor of God, 1 John 4:4

·      Also, I want to encourage you to visit our website and join our Warrior community.  In the month of October I will be picking  from our Warrior community for a one hour one to one discussion

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