The All-sufficiency of Jesus - from a different angle

If we are not convinced God has given us enough, we will have an incessant need for others to affirm us. We will want others to give us praise, we will crave money, and we will wish to be viewed as the best, the most talented, and the most likely to succeed. Most people never get far beyond their accolades in the high school yearbook. Why? Because they look for what others have to offer to make them feel significant instead of finding their identity in Christ. However, to receive from others, we have to prove ourselves and dance to their dance. To be in a position to receive from God, we accept all he has done, just as we are.

~ Bob Roberts, Jr., TRANSFORMATION:

How Glocal Chuches Transform

Lives and the World,

(pp. 82-83).