Prayer To Break Through Paranoia and Avoidance 2
- Antisocial type, due to unhealed trauma and shadowy experiences from the original family
It does not mean that people are not good at socializing or do not like social activities, but "people who frequently violate social laws and norms, which are manifested in poor work, bad marriage, alcohol and drug abuse, superficial emotions, ruthlessness, self-centeredness, dishonesty, deception, playing tricks on others, impulsivity, aggression and legal problems."
The Bible calls it "sin," and the Bible has many more descriptions of this kind of people, such as:
And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; (Romans 1:28-31)
“Their throat is an open tomb; With their tongues they have practiced deceit”; “The poison of asps is under their lips”; “Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.” “Their feet are swift to shed blood; Destruction and misery are in their ways; And the way of peace they have not known.”“There is no fear of God before their eyes.” (Romans 3:13-18)
Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. (Galatians 5:19-21)
having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart; who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. (Ephesians 4:18-19)
- Narcissistic
Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. (Matthew 6:2)
For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God. (John 12:43)
But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God (2 Timothy 3:1-4)
- Borderline, because of fear inside
- They fear being abandoned because they rely on people, not knowing that God will not abandon them and is the most reliable support.
It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in princes. (Psalm 118:8-9)
Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the Lord our God. They have bowed down and fallen; But we have risen and stand upright. (Psalm 20:7-8)
I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. (John 14:18)
When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take care of me. (Psalm 27:10)
- Feeling empty
“Woe to the rebellious children,” says the Lord, “Who take counsel, but not of Me, And who devise plans, but not of My Spirit, That they may add sin to sin; Who walk to go down to Egypt, and have not asked My advice, to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt! Therefore the strength of Pharaoh Shall be your shame, and trust in the shadow of Egypt Shall be your humiliation. (Isaiah 30:1-3)
Why do you gad about so much to change your way? Also you shall be ashamed of Egypt as you were ashamed of Assyria. Indeed you will go forth from him With your hands on your head; For the Lord has rejected your trusted allies, and you will not prosper by them. (Jeremiah 2:36-37)
- Emotionally unstable and uncontrolled behavior.
Whoever has no rule over his own spirit is like a city broken down, without walls. (Proverbs 25:28)
- Performance
Passing along the street near her corner; And he took the path to her house In the twilight, in the evening, In the black and dark night. And there a woman met him, With the attire of a harlot, and a crafty heart. She was loud and rebellious, Her feet would not stay at home.At times she was outside, at times in the open square, lurking at every corner. So she caught him and kissed him; With an impudent face she said to him: “I have peace offerings with me; Today I have paid my vows. So I came out to meet you, diligently to seek your face, and I have found you. I have spread my bed with tapestry, colored coverings of Egyptian linen. I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. Come, let us take our fill of love until morning; Let us delight ourselves with love. For my husband is not at home;
He has gone on a long journey; He has taken a bag of money with him, and will come home on the appointed day.” With her enticing speech she caused him to yield, with her flattering lips she seduced him.(Proverbs 7:8-21)
To deliver you from the immoral woman, from the seductress who flatters with her word. (Proverbs 2:16)
A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth; He winks with his eyes, he shuffles his feet, he points with his fingers; Perversity is in his heart, he devises evil continually, he sows discord. (Proverbs 6:12-14)
- Dependent, due to inner fear and insecurity
Dependency reasons:
- We need to rely on people’s care and do not understand that God’s care is best.
Thus says the Lord: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart departs from the Lord! (Jeremiah 17:5)
It is better to trust in the Lord Than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in princes. (Psalm 118:8-9)
- He is afraid of being abandoned by others and forgets that God will not abandon him.
When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take care of me. (Psalm 27:10)
I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. (John 14:18)
- We need to rely on the advice of men and forget that God’s words are the best advice.
There are many plans in a man’s heart, nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand. (Proverbs 19:21)
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. (1 Corinthians 1:25)
For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding; He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly; He guards the paths of justice, And preserves the way of His saints. Then you will understand righteousness and justice, Equity and every good path. When wisdom enters your heart, And knowledge is pleasant to your soul, Discretion will preserve you; Understanding will keep you, (Proverbs 2:6-11)
- Avoidant type, because of inferiority and shame
Just like with solitary personality disorder, if a person is not good at social activities, it is not a problem, and if they prefer to work alone in a career, it is absolutely acceptable. So this is a matter of degree and can be determined by common sense. But if it is too extreme, it may be because:
Reasons for avoidance:
- Only seeing one’s own weakness and clumsiness, forgetting to look to God
In the Bible, Moses and Paul both suffered from their lack of eloquence, but God helped them:
Then Moses said to the Lord, “O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.” So the Lord said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the Lord? Now therefore, go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say.” (Exodus 4:10-12)
And for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, (Ephesians 6:19)
- Because of fear
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. (1 John 4:18)
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. (2 Timothy 1:7)
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13)
- Obsessive-compulsive type: the pursuit of perfection is a must
The Bible says, " Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect." (Matthew 5:48) But according to DSM, this is not a religious or moral issue, so the passage in Matthew cannot be applied to this type of personality disorder.
(1) In other aspects, such as study, work, interpersonal relationships, etc., we should have a "perfect" mentality. However, people cannot control everything, and not everything will go as planned. We can only try our best, but understand that only God can control everything, and the outcome of everything is in God's hands.
Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; Unless the Lord guards the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.. (Psalm 127:1)
I returned and saw under the sun that—The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to men of understanding, nor favor to men of skill;
But time and chance happen to them all. (Ecclesiastes 9:11)
(2) This shows that the standards this person sets for himself (his values) may not be in line with God’s will, and as a result, he has no peace.
Whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them. I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure, For my heart rejoiced in all my labor; And this was my reward from all my labor.
Then I looked on all the works that my hands had done And on the labor in which I had toiled; And indeed all was vanity and grasping for the wind. There was no profit under the sun. (Ecclesiastes 2:10-11)
Do not be overly righteous, nor be overly wise: Why should you destroy yourself? (Ecclesiastes 7:16)
For what has man for all his labor, and for the striving of his heart with which he has toiled under the sun? For all his days are sorrowful, and his work burdensome; even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity. (Ecclesiastes 2:22-23)
Separate and break:
In the name of Jesus Christ, separate and break the following forces that cause bigotry:
Abba Father, dear Lord Jesus Christ, mighty Holy Spirit, Triune God, today I come before you to confess and repent for the curse of character bias that has been caused by sin in me and my family. I admit and want to break and renounce the sins of emotional bias that I, my family, and my ancestors have committed, as well as their agreement with the devil's lies, some wrong belief systems, and the behaviors that have resulted from them.
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