Approval dependency is a disease with very damaging and sometimes long-term consequences and side effects if not curbed. Validation on the other hand creates an atmosphere for the birth, growth and/or renewal of the feel good, intrinsic yippy-happy balance of self; and, yields a thriving spirit no matter what’s going on in the cycle of life.
Another word or term that pops up frequently when I encounter the need for wisdom to differentiate between approval and validation is, conformity. In this era of promoting the best self, many-a-times the approach and intention in building esteem and maintaining human’s worth, or as I like to describe it, the God-self relationship- can be misleading and even overwhelming. My take on the subject of the good of conformity is best supported by Psalm 8… just to extract the key point that always strikes me “ God created each person only inferior to God alone”- end of comparison.
Talking about comparison… eliminating the need for comparison means abolishing social tiers, isms and schisms and, along with that, the hungry need to dominate and swindle one another. In so doing, vital energy can be used up to rebuild and restore what had been long fought for- peace, justice, equality, mutual respect and support, and following all these is total acceptance of what is, without the need to justify, defend, fight and compete. Greed and hoarding can be disempowered. Mould of oppression can be grounded and sift like dust which the wind of the return of justice will blow away. Unrestricted integrity and mankind can then be free to just be! The true value of human worth will be measured with God’s weights and scale.
Approval dependency will expire and with it the ego’s need to rule with force. True power will be validated and conformity take on its rightful significance. That to me, is what entering the kingdom of heaven means and once we get there, the rest is easy because God takes over the show, plans the program and provide the resources. Peace and unity will flourish like a brush fire!
Abundance in the true sense of the word manifests for all. I suppose that’s what Jesus' parable of the workers in the vineyard is meant to illustrate... Matthew 20:1-16
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