Beware of dopamine hits where you feel good because someone has acknowledged you for fixing something for them. Your goal should be to teach them so that they don’t need your help anymore. It may feel good to be needed, but if that is your main goal, you are holding whoever you’re trying to “help” back from reaching their potential.
You can become addicted to always trying to earn that acknowledgment from others – essentially becoming a slave to a feeling. Eventually, if you’re not careful, you will base your self worth on gaining acknowledgement from others.
Amen to that. Sometimes hard to remember when we get caught up in life. Remembering that we are all made in the image of God and we are all sinners really is humbling and puts everything into perspective. Thanks Caleb for the gentle reminders on your blog.
Thanks for the comment! I completely agree. Sometimes you just got caught up in the moment and before you know it, you’re seeking human approval instead of doing what God would want you to do.
Colossians 3:23-24
“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.”