Love Idol: Letting Go of Your Need for Approval and Seeing Yourself through God's Eyes Author Christiana Rice If self-awareness is the first

If self-awareness is the first step of the journey

but what we really want is the freedom to be broken

But when the owner of theCapitol Chatter newspaper passes away

To move from panic to peace

"I am no longer a sinner but a saint

Love Idol: Letting Go of Your Need for Approval and Seeing Yourself through God's Eyes Author Christiana Rice If self-awareness is the firstWe all want someone to think were sensational. We desire to be recognized, to be valued, to be respected. To be loved. Yet this natural yearning too often turns into an idol of one of Gods most precious gifts: love itself. If you, like so many of us, spend your time and energy trying to earn someones approval? at work, home, and church? all the while fearing that, at any moment, the facade will drop and everyone will see your hidden mess . . . then