seeking approval...why?

Are you one of those people that NEED approval or care so much what others think?
I just wonder where that comes from, an intense need to be liked.

For me personally I actually find praise and compliments rather annoying at times and sometimes a little insincere. I wasnt really looking for anyones approval to exist. I just am.

Nor do I feel the need to praise or criticise people, I find it a tad manipulative, like in school where a teacher says I like the way xxx is sitting and doing his work, singling him out for attention, even if its good it makes everyone else either resent him or look bad.

A thank you is always appreciated but what is with all the over-praising and flattery, or the need to criticise and point out errors and make the person feel bad about themselves, when really, arent we all learning anyway. Who can actually say they have mastered everything and are the expert and can do no wrong, ever.

and why must people always act like a panel of master chef judges who only like what they like anyway. Doesnt everyone have different tastes, so what may be one mans trash is another persons treasure?

No, the only validation I seek is from Jesus. In the end, nothing else matters.

I will add that the Bible tells us to uplift and encourage your brothers and sisters in Christ. I think that is helpful to help keep them on the straight and narrow.

*Lynx crams a paw in his mouth and walks away quickly.

Chances are you're not going to live a very happy life if that's the case....

Would love to see scripture on this

Proverbs 29:25
New International Version

25 Fear(A) of man will prove to be a snare,
but whoever trusts in the Lord(B) is kept safe.(C)

I’m talking about what others think about us, not what others think in general.

I wonder if caring about the thoughts of others stops us from doing Gods will.

Before I was born again , I was a terrible people pleaser...
I would bend over backwards to please someone , but all for the wrong reasons...
Now I know that it is God alone that I please , ( Not all the time or as much as I would like ) , nevertheless , knowing to please God before anyone , that chain has been broken , it is horrible being a people pleaser , especially to make people like you...

Galatians 1:10
Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
...xox...

I really don't care if anyone likes me except for my wife. I do appreciate a thank you but seeking approval is not what I am about. Again, really don't give a squat what others think. The only opinion that matters to me is my wife's otherwise I don't want or accept unsolicited advice readily, if at all. Another thing, I don't keep score of someone's perceived annoyances and aggravations. It would probably be asking too much to expect the same courtesy in return so my expectations are low.

Not if it is in line with God's will...

It is always a thin line , I mean , caring is a beautiful thing , but it can also cause great anxiety ...
I suppose it depends on who or what we are caring about...
...xox...

...or perhaps scurrying away would be a more descriptive term. Careful about cramming the paw in your mouth as that is a cause of fur balls.

Caring could become a burden but Jesus did say that His yoke is easy and His burden light. I believe also that there is a thin line between being genuinely helpful or becoming an enabler, something that I have been guilty of. Also, a thin line between being brilliant and being crazy. I tend to bounce back and forth between the two.

I am certainly in agreement with you on this.

One of the greatest prisons people live in is the fear of what people think.

Yes caring can be a beautiful thing.

We are not what others think we are, we are what God knows we are.

"Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage". Yes, there is indeed such a thing as a prison in our minds.