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“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the market places, who call out to the other children, and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’ For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’ The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.” 

Matthew 11:16-19

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At the end of Jesus’ description of  “this generation” as a  group that couldn’t be pleased, He gave a simple but profound solution for dealing with them when He said that “wisdom is vindicated by her deeds”.

Jesus was saying “don’t worry about making these narcissists happy (because you won’t be able to anyway), but instead focus on doing the right things in wisdom – and the fruit of that will speak for itself and ultimately provide all the vindication you need.  So, don’t focus on them – instead focus on walking your own path of doing what is right, irrespective of what the narcissist is saying.

Jesus demonstrated this Himself.  He didn’t spend a lot of time obsessing about the narcissistic Pharisees around Him who were focused on undermining and ultimately destroying Him.  Jesus interfaced with them and dealt with them from time to time, but mostly focused instead on His own God-given path and plan.

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 Do not fret because of evildoers,