I Am A Piece of Work!

Have you ever heard someone say, "Well, isn't she a piece of work!"

I realized this morning, I AM a piece of work.

Philippians 1:6 says, "For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus." This verse tells me three things: 1) I am a piece of work; 2) I am an imperfect piece of work; and 3) Christ loves me and will never leave me un-mended.

I awoke pondering the blog I wrote yesterday on Dr. Paul Meier's book on Narcissists. It was so clear to me this morning that the books intention is not to fix someone else but to view our own hearts and minds before our loving Creator.

We get into so much trouble when we try to fix someone else. It's sort of like a computer, and the warning label states: "Only Authorized Repairman should open this casing". There is only ONE authorized Repairman in a Christian's life and that is the Lord Creator Himself. What is our job? To notify the repairman when we recognize something is wrong with our model.

Prayer is powerful and the Narcissist in our lives needs prayer, love and an extra measure of patience for they are as broken as we are.... especially if the Narcissist is ourselves.