Posted on 08/21/2025 5:10:59 AM PDT by MtnClimber
In the book of James, Chapter 4, verse 6, it says, “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” Donald Trump’s public image has always been portrayed as one that lacks humility and exhibits pride. The way the President discusses his accomplishments and highlights his successes is widely recognized, even among his supporters, as evidence that his is a massive ego. Couple that with a media that has been successful at force-feeding a false narrative concerning Trump that is widely accepted as accurate. However, for those with keen discernment, Trump is a man who, upon careful observation, reveals a humble side that forms the foundation of who he truly is.
Trump is unlike his predecessor, Barack Obama, who was the quintessential narcissist, exuding an air of self-perceived greatness. Everything Obama has done and continues to do screams of unbridled conceit. Obama enters a room as if God Himself were making an appearance and about to impart eternal wisdom. It’s not even what Obama says; it’s how he conducts himself. And what makes it worse are his devotees who genuflect accordingly. Trump, on the other hand, carries himself in a way that projects none of that and never has.
For Trump, gatherings are celebrations of America, her history, her people, and a camaraderie that demonstrates a oneness of heart, mind, and patriotic spirit. Obama gatherings, on the other hand, were more of a worship service where the nation and half its people were preached at and denigrated, and racial division was instigated. Idolatry was encouraged by the idol himself, who favored telling us what God wants, rather than asking God what He requires us to do.
One of the principal characteristics of humility is truth.
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I think his being shot at and nearly dying jolted him a bit. He very much credited God for saving his life then. He may have reverted back to his normal self but I think his near assassination may have had a profound change.
Thanks for making me chuckle. Well done.
I agree. This is one thing I disagreed greatly with preacher John Piper about.
He did not support President Trump’s reelection because of supposed pride. While it is true that pride is a serious sin, it is also true that righteous judgment is not superficial.
And I think the comparison of Trump and Obama makes a very strong case.
There are a lot of very prideful politicians who are also pretty good at playing the part of the “humble man”. They remind me of Wackford Squeers, the character in Charles Dickens’ “Nicholas Nickleby” who constantly declared himself to be a “humble man.” Despite his repeated declarations of humility, Squeers was very cruel and exploitative in his treatment of the boys under his care, starving and beating them just because he could.
I have dealt with narcissists also.
You are correct: Trump is NOT a narcissist, and any bloviator, doctor or not, does not know what they are talking about. They reveal their ignorance.
0bama definitely IS a narcissist. Quintessential at that!
I believe that he is humble before God. I think the assassination attempt probably brought it all into sharp focus. We don’t hear much about that side of him.
"Inquring minds" would have at least read the article if they were truly enquiring.
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