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14 The Search For Significancethis hunger for self-worth is God-given and canonly be satisfied by God. In Genesis, we see thatAdam once had a true sense of self-worth gainedfrom those hours he spent walking with God. Thiswas man and his Creator, communing, sharing,and confirming Adam's self-worth through anintimate, personal relationship. Through the eyesof his Heavenly Father, Adam could see that hewas deeply loved and fully accepted, with thehonor and responsibility of glorifying God. In thesame way, our self-worth is not dependent on ourability to earn the acceptance of fickle people, butrather, its true source is the love and acceptanceof God. He created us. He alone knows how tofulfill all our needs.After Adam sinned against God and thatspecial relationship was disrupted, the need forself-confirmation was still present. But since thattime, man in his ignorance has foolishly looked tosuccess and the approval of others to fulfill theneed that only God can meet.The purpose of this book is to give clear,Biblical instruction about the basis of your selfworthby helping you:1) identify and understand the nature ofman's search for significance,2) recognize and challenge the inadequateanswers, and3) apply God's solutions to your search forsignificance.In order to fully understand the provisions Godhas made for our self-worth, we must look back toman's beginning — to the first man and womanand their search for significance.Author's Note:Many people who have read this book havefound that reading about these truths is only the
Our Search For Significance 15first step in seeing their lives transformed. It isimportant to reflect on these concepts and applythe truths to specific situations and relationships.The Search For Significance Workbook has beendeveloped to help you integrate these truths intoyour self-esteem, goals, and relationships. TheBible studies and thought questions in theworkbook will greatly enhance your ability to applythese life-changing concepts. Therefore, Ihighly recommend that you get a copy of it andbegin to work through it.
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Approval Addict 65even cause some t
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Approval Addict 67DOMINEERINGIn an
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Approval Addict 69"But God doesn't
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Approval Addict 73proval. All the t
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The Blame Game 77them and escorted
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The Blame Game 79tion to love and a
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The Blame Game 81righteous condemna
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The Blame Game 83deal with inadequa
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The Blame Game 85INTERPRETATION OF
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The Blame Game 87we reason that we
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GOD'S ANSWER: PROPITIATIONThe Blame
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The Blame Game 91die. But God demon
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The Blame Game 93There was only one
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Chapter SevenShameWhen past failure
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Shame 97Too often our self-image re
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Shame 99SHAME TESTRead each stateme
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Shame 101THE EFFECTS OF SHAMESusan
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Shame 103INFERIORITYBy definition,
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Shame 105were the moment we trusted
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Shame 107"...lay aside the old self
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Shame 109To summarize the last four
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Summarizing the Search 111earth. Ad
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Summarizing the Search 113other thi
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Summarizing the Search 115others* o
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GOD'S SPECIFICSOLUTIONRESULTS OFGOD
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The Holy Spirit — The Source of C
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Chapter TenRenewing the MindIn one
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Renewing The Mind 137placed with Bi
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Renewing The Mind 139"What!" Winsto
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Renewing The Mind 141a joke about a
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Renewing The Mind 149that because C
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The Weapons Of Our Warfare 151evil
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The Weapons Of Our Warfare 155the S
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The Weapons Of Our Warfare 157self.
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Guilt vs. Conviction 159demnation a
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Guilt vs. Conviction 161died on the
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Guilt vs. Conviction 163Accnt*The a
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Guilt vs. Conviction 165given me th
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The Search Concluded 169sin."For he
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The Search Concluded 171"Do you not
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The Search Concluded 173ers in need
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The Search Concluded 175and daughte
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The Search Concluded 177Is it His t
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The Search Concluded 179spite of ou
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