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60 The Search For Significance Turning to others for what only God can provide is a direct result of our acceptance of Satan's lie: Self-Worth = Performance + Others' Opinions Living according to the false belief: "I must be approved by certain others to feel good about myself," causes us to continually fear rejection, conforming virtually all of our attitudes and actions to the expectations of others. How are you affected by this belief? Take the test on the following page to determine how strongly you fear rejection.
Approval Addict 61 FEAR OF REJECTION TEST Read each statement. Look at the top of the test and choose the term which best describes your response. Put the number above that term in the blank beside the statement. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Always Very Often Often Sometimes Seldom Very Seldom Never 1. I avoid certain people. 2. When I sense I might be rejected by someone, I become nervous and anxious. 3. I am uncomfortable around those who are different from me. 4. It bothers me when someone is unfriendly to me. 5. I am basically shy and unsocial. 6. I am critical of others. 7. I find myself trying to impress others. _8. I become depressed when someone criticizes me. _9. I always try to determine what people think of me. JO. I don't understand people and what motivates them. Total (Add up the numbers you have placed in the blanks.)
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The Search For SIGNIFICANCE Robert
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To my wife, Marilyn, who has given
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INTRODUCTION When Christ told His d
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TABLE OF CONTENTS " " 1. Our Search
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Summarizing the Search 111 earth. A
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Summarizing the Search 115 others*
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GOD'S SPECIFIC SOLUTION RESULTS OF
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The Holy Spirit — The Source of C
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Chapter Ten Renewing the Mind In on
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Renewing The Mind 133 longsuffering
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Renewing The Mind 135 tions, and em
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Renewing The Mind 137 placed with B
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Renewing The Mind 139 "What!" Winst
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Renewing The Mind 141 a joke about
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Renewing The Mind 143 We often resp
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Renewing The Mind 145 7. 1,3 9. 1 8
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Renewing The Mind 147 himself as an
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Renewing The Mind 149 that because
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The Weapons Of Our Warfare 151 evil
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The Weapons Of Our Warfare 153 2. t
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The Weapons Of Our Warfare 155 the
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The Weapons Of Our Warfare 157 self
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Guilt vs. Conviction 159 demnation
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Guilt vs. Conviction 161 died on th
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Guilt vs. Conviction 163 Accnt* The
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Guilt vs. Conviction 165 given me t
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The Search Concluded 167 "...In ref
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The Search Concluded 169 sin. "For
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The Search Concluded 171 "Do you no
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The Search Concluded 173 ers in nee
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The Search Concluded 175 and daught
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The Search Concluded 181 determine
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ADDITIONAL MATERIAL AVAILABLE Workb
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