Are You a Praise Addict?

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · Jun 12, 2021 · 3m

A lot of us love the warm glow of helping someoneand the recognition it brings. Hearing praise and gratitude can make us feel our lives are meaningful and can even give us energy to do more good. But is it possible to crave adulation almost as if it were an addiction? As broken humans, it’s easy to crave attention, because when someone builds us up, it makes us feel good about ourselves. Helping others is what Christians are called to do. Jesus was constantly reaching out to people who were hurting, rejected, sick, and lost. We are called to follow His example (John 13:15; Ephesians 5:1-2)…