Approval Addiction: Overcoming Your Need to Please Everyone
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (798 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1594830231 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 293 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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A_Power said Well-balanced account of how to overcome your fear of man. This is an issue I've been wrestling with and as a Christian, it can be very tricky. On the one hand, I've recently read Boundaries: When To Say Yes, How to Say No which talks about the importance of being able to define what we are responsible and what we aren't. On the other, so many Christian books talk about selfless service and never thinking of one's own rights and / or needs. Finding a proper balance that looks a. How to be happy, joyous and free. Read this book. It has changed my life. Carol B Schroeder,MBA I bought this book about 18 years ago when I was recovering from a coma. I was on a walker for 9 months and It was a miracle I didn't die. I wanted to be rid of any problems I had. I found this book so good and helpful in my daily life. I have used it in working with others with esteem problems etc. I loved it so much I wanted it as a reference at my disposal all the time, so I bought the Kindle version. I have also pur. Mary Hitt said Eye Opener!!. This book arrived quickly in excellent condition. It tells us that no one is perfect. Approval addiction hits home for those who try to do it all and people end up just using them. Eye opener for me. It taught me straight up that you are to love others but not be their doormat. The only approval we need is Gods. Very good book. Thanks Joyce for following the call and helping others to overcome.
Joyce Meyer understands the need for seeking approval from others to overcome feelings of rejection and low self-esteem. There is an epidemic of insecurity in society today. They are not capable of feeling good about themselves. The good news, she says, is that there is a cure. God provides all the security anyone needs. Her goal is to provide a pathway toward freedom from the approval addiction.. For some the quest for approval becomes an actual addiction, as they seek self-worth from the outside world because they can't find
Meyer admits that she "will always be a type-A in fact, most of the time I am type A+." Her writing bears out her self-assessment: it's strong, pointed, no-nonsense and even pushy. The first step, she says, is accepting who we are and where we stand in God's eyes. After years of struggle, study and attempts to live out biblical teachings, Meyer happily reports that she now lives for God's approval alone. This need stems from insecurity, which, in Meyer's own case and in the case of many others, arises from abuse—physical, verbal or emotional—sometime in the past. But Meyer knows what she's talking about, truly loves God and wants people, with God's help, to overcome their addiction to human approval. Finally, we must break our behavior patterns in the future. 5). For readers beginning the journey to recovery, she offers biblical exposition and sound—if unorigina
Joyce’s Enjoying Everyday Life® radio and television programs are broadcast around the world, and she travels extensively conducting conferences. She is the bestselling author of more than seventy inspirational books, including Approval Addiction, In Pursuit of Peace, How to Hear from God, and Battlefield of the Mind. Joyce Meyer has been teaching the Word of God since 1976 and in full-time ministry since 1980. Louis, Missouri. .