"While this may look loving, when we struggle with an idol of dependence, weâ€™re in fact not loving people as much as weâ€™re using them to fulfill our need to belong, be liked, and be desired. This explains why some friends and family members can be so demanding, smothering, and needy. It also explains why weâ€™re so easily inflated by praise and deflated by criticism. Itâ€™s as if others have the ability to determine our identity for that day based on a word or even a glance"

-- Mark Driscoll

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