Narelle here. For #ThrowbackThursday I’ve dug into our blog archives and found a gem of a post from Rose Dee that discusses book marketing from a Christian perspective.
Narcissism
https://www.google.com.au/#q=Narcissism
According to the Google definition, it means:
- excessive interest in or admiration of oneself and one’s physical appearance.
- extreme selfishness, with a grandiose view of one’s own talents and a craving for admiration, as characterizing a personality type.
- self-centeredness arising from failure to distinguish the self from external objects, either in very young babies or as a feature of mental disorder.
This word has popped into my head a lot recently. Maybe it’s due to the election – let’s face it, the political world sure does have a strong narcissistic feel about it these days. Whatever the reason behind my word to life association, the angst this word has inspired in me has forced some serious contemplation.
What is it to have narcissistic tendencies? i.e. It’s all about ME.
As Christians we know the greatest commandment isn’t about us:
He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” Luke 10:27 (NIV)
But the world we live in is narcissistic to the core. I could go into detail about the ME elements of social media and the ‘what’s in it for me’ voter platforms, but what I really want to talk about is the serving vs. being served scale of Christian selling.
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