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Narcissistic Supply, Pride and Shame: A Biblical Perspective
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If you have become somebody’s narcissistic supply, that means the way you function in their lives is to give them that affirmation, that praise that they so desperately crave, but which never reaches the inner, hidden, shamed person.
So it’s this potent and toxic combination of both pride and shame. And scripture consistently identifies pride and this exaltation of the self as a core spiritual disorder. So fundamentally, we’re dealing with hearts that are not fully submitted to God, even though they may appear to be. And so that’s sin.
And so in narcissism we have components that are clearly sinful. We have this pride which is triggered by shame. Proverbs 16, verse 18 says, though, “Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall.”
God has no time for pride. Romans 10 verses 11 says, “For the scripture says, everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.”
So there is no need for us to feel shame at all, if we put our trust in God.
