When I seek the attention of anyone other than the One in whom I should find my identity, my expectations will always be unmet.
• I will receive negative attention that hurts me.
• I won’t receive enough attention, based on my expectations, and that will hurt me.
• I won’t receive any attention, based on my expectations, and that will hurt me.
Attention-seeking will always lead to disappointment.
When this happens, judgment will always follow. I will judge myself and become self-deprecating. OR, I will judge those who failed to give me the attention that I expected, which often leads to passive-aggressive, sarcastic behaviors toward them and about them.
As a Spirit-filled follower of Jesus, my sense of identity, significance, security and well-being will ALWAYS be filled by the Spirit of God. He will use the Spirit-filled members of His body to love, serve, and live alongside me, but the Holy Spirit will always be the SOURCE. When I decide that people were not “enough”, what I’m actually saying is that Jehovah was not enough.
My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. ~Proverbs 4:20
For more on attention, take a look at this post.
Minimizing me...making much of Jesus 