Narcissism has been around since the fall of man.  When we place ourselves on a pedestal and think we deserve something just because we are – we are succumbing to one of Satan’s biggest lies.  He wants us to feel like we’re better, more beautiful, smarter than the average guy.  We’ve so much going for us, we can’t understand why the whole world isn’t worshipping at our feet.

We’re told on a daily basis to take all the gusto we can grab – to expect success – to make the most of what we have – to flaunt our beauty and if we have issues, we should pay tons of money to make ourselves more beautiful.  We’re blasted with advertising that says we deserve the most expensive cars – houses – clothing, because we’re worth it.

God doesn’t want us to put ourselves down, but He reminds us that our value is based on His love for us, not ours for ourselves.  The minute we become so wrapped up in wealth, success, status and our outward appearance, we’re merely masking our ugliness.

2 Timothy 3:1-4 “But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days.  People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,  without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good,  treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God—”

It seems to me that our focus needs to turn back to the one who created us, if we’re ever to find true peace.  Our nation has become too self-absorbed.  We think we’ve become tolerant by accepting all kinds of behavior, but we aren’t.  Being politically correct isn’t the answer to our nation’s problems.  Returning to the God of Love is.  He didn’t put Himself first.  He gave His own Son as the atonement for all our sins.  That’s what I call love!