Episode 15:Knocking Out Narcissism Near You, Part 2 of 2

Welcome Back!  I am Dawn Simmons and in this episode of Conquering Our Unseen Enemies we are going to talk about narcissism and how we manage our reactions to a narcissist.  We are going to define a narcissist, identify the traits and the demonic influences generally associated with narcissism, discuss some specific cases involving narcissists and out of that give you some ways to manage your day, your time, your life, your job in relation to narcissists influenced by demonic spirits.  There is so much to discuss and to do it correctly, we need time, so this will be 2 episodes. Also, be sure to listen at the end for the giveaway.  We have already contacted the first of 4 winners of our giveaway for October.

Top show points are:

·       ·      The origin of “narcissism” as we think of it starts with Greek mythology, but in reality, if we look at Ezekiel Ezekiel 28: 12-17, we see a description of satan that is identifies him as the first narcissist.

·      We discussed common traits of a Narcissist and identified demons associated with those traits

o   Need for excessive admiration continually, Expectation of special treatment, they are superior to others, Lack of Empathy for everyone else, Need to always be the one who is right, , Need to always have their feelings be validated over everyone else's feelings, Controlling, power hungry, anger, Lack of patience for others that doesn't benefit them, Deceitful, cunning, Antagonism, Manipulative, Expects others to meet their needs regardless of what is required, grand gestures

·      Don’t fall into the trap of having a need to feel justified or validated when dealing with a narcissist.  You cannot win that battle because it is not based on reality.

·      We discussed the details 4 real life examples of dealing with a narcissist that are being lived out right now, 2 with coworker situations and 2 are family situations.  You may not know these people, but please include them in your prayers.

·      Paul discusses dealing with narcissist people in the church in in 2 Timothy 3, and defines narcissist behavior as a self-idolator.

We encourage you:

·      To have an active Bible reading plan, it will be helpful in gaining wisdom and understanding and it is required for the gift of spiritual discernment

·      Also, I want to encourage you to visit our website and join our Warrior community.  In the month of October I will be picking 4 people at random from our Warrior community for a one hour one to one discussion, so if you would like to be included in that random drawing make sure you join the community. 

 Be sure to join me next week for Part 2 of Knocking out Narcissism.  Have a great week!

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