approval

Approval

If we are going to hell for bad choices, then every one of us is going there. No one will be in heaven.

Anthony de Mello talks about the drug of approval--  A six year old girl walks into the room in a pink dress and we praise her. She is beautiful. We fill her with acceptance and joy! She feels the high of the drug of approval.   Later she walks in to the same room, wearing a brown dress. We look at her and question her. Where is your pink dress? Brown? Go change. And her heart is crushed because we did not approve of her.

Most of us have lived our lives dancing with an addiction to the drug of approval. Our parents, our pastors and our teachers taught us to be good in order to be loved. Don’t be bad. Don’t miss that grounder. Don’t make decisions that I don’t understand. Live up to my expectations.

IT IS TIME FOR US TO GO TO REHAB.

We don’t need approval, we are approved. We are loved. God loves you. In spite of your brokenness. In spite of your funny looks. In spite of yours bad choices. In spite of you breaking the rules. He loves you and he approves of you.

Stop trying to make everyone else happy. Stop feeling like you are somehow not good enough. Is this how you want your children to feel?

You are loved. You are approved. Don’t pick up the drug again.
It's a beautiful day in God's world be sure to see the good.
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