Oftentimes, while good intentioned, we have unknowingly given our power over to a narcissistic spirit out of the desire to be submissive, meek, or nice. We may have found ourselves in a destructive relationship or situationship and have mistakenly thought that the answer was to be nice by submitting to one that feeds off of power, control, and reactions based on manipulation. However, the Word calls us to be Holy, not nice! Bullies don’t change when they are catered to. G

The Israelites wandered the wilderness for 40 years—not because God didn’t have a promise waiting, but because their complaining,...