Eric Camp

Next weekend, at Collective Church, I will be teaching a message that I have titled “The Enemy’s plan for our demise.” We are going to discuss tactics that the enemy actually uses to get us divided and out of unity with family, friends, co-workers and even church family.

This will be a bit sensitive as I have heard from so many, especially in my small group this past week, that narcissism is a MAJOR thing that so many are dealing with out of people. Myself included. It has come to the point that I had to go what is called “no-contact” with a family member due to them not being able to see just how much they are a narcissist. I am sure they will read this blog too and want to say something, but they have been issued cease and desist order and will likely be arrested if they do. I know… it is sad and heart-breaking that people can’t see the error of their own way and the pride that keeps them from humbling themselves for peace and reconciliation. However, that is why I am writing this today.

You need not feel guilty or bad for establishing boundaries with such people in your life. Now, if it is your spouse, I would encourage marriage counseling! 🙂 The class A narcissist only wants to “win” the war, the battle, the spat, the whatever it is and can’t see beyond their own immature selfishness to even attempt to try to understand any other point of view or perspective. That is why they hurt and demean so deeply because they are so consumed with self. You have to do what you can to protect your peace and your emotional and mental health. I have. I feel as if I am not carrying a ton of bricks anymore from the weight or influence of the former influence in my life, AKA “narcissist extraordinaire.” I hope you can join me next Sunday online or in house at Collective Church in Pascagoula, MS, the church I am blessed to serve as Sr. Pastor on the Mississippi Gulf Coast for nearly 20 years now alongside my beautiful bride.

THIS WEEKEND, I spoke on the prequel to that teaching that you can watch here if you missed it:

The introduction is about evaluating my own, and your own, spiritual maturity based solely on Scripture and indications of where “The Church” will be in the last days, which we are totally in! Please comment your thoughts and let me know what you think and how this has impacted you and also, feel free to share with me on this page, your own narcissist dealings. Be nice though. Try not to use actual names of people. They might be watching. They might just be waiting for you to do something so they can attempt to do something more… That is what a narcissist does. We want them to be free and experience true life, but they will have to become humble and non-self absorbent for that to happen. Pray for them. Have a blessed Independence Day week yall!

FOR STUDY: Here are some links to some pages about narcissism if you so choose or desire to read:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/narcissism

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5819598/