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One thing I’ve been repenting of a lot recently is chasing after the approval and respect of people.  I’ve come to see this as an idol of mine.  I’ve spent a lot of my life stressing out about what people think about me.  I push myself to exhaustion at work in an effort to be liked and respected.  I put on “masks” to hide parts of me that I don’t like or that I don’t think others will like.

In the end I see this as serving my glory rather than living for the glory of God.  It’s an effort to…