Are You Addicted to The Approval of Others?
Oct 10, 2023
Are you addicted to the approval of others?
You might be addicted to approval if:
• you constantly wonder what others think about you.
• you live to get others to like you.
• the thought of someone disliking you ruins your day.
• you bend over backwards to keep others happy.
• people constantly hurt your feelings.
• when listening to the conversations of others, you think in a roundabout way, they are talking about you.
The cure for the addiction to the approval of others is settling the fact that you are approved by God through Jesus.
Eph 1:6 says that we have been made accepted and approved by God in the beloved (Jesus).
Jesus began His ministry knowing the Father was pleased with and approved of Him (Mat 3:17) therefore he could say things like “your approval means nothing to me” (John 5:41).
Settling the acceptance and approval factor we have been given in Jesus frees us from a life to trying to get it from people.