Affirmation.
MORNING THOUGHTS ☕️: Back to Galatians 6 this morning. Does it drive y’all crazy how I jump around?
“Let everyone be devoted to fulfill the work God has given them to do with excellence, and their joy will be in doing what’s right and being THEMSELVES, and NOT in being affirmed by others.” - Galatians 6:4 TPT
I used to need affirmation from others. I longed for it. Worked for it. It’s why I became an over-achiever…because affirmation from others gave me a sense of value and worth. I didn’t realize that was what I was doing…but, it was. I had no joy in simply being ME…heck, I didn’t even know who ME was.
I looked outside of me to find out what was best for me and allowed others to define me.
I asked too many people for their opinions on MY life. I sought recognition and praise over rest and peace. I looked to the world to figure out what I wanted to do and who I wanted to be instead of INQUIRING of the Lord.
We make wrong choices when we inquire of the wrong source.
xox.eb