Sadly we live in a world that emphasises the praise of others to build us up. When we are in Christ we need no external validation from human beings, we have Christ Who encourages us in the way of righteousness as much as we want it.
He is our strength, our protector and our teacher. No human being can be this for us. Only in small insignificant ways can a person help us as we need the help, but Christ knows exactly what we need because He created us.
Psalm 139:1-24
"To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether. You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. "
When believers know this it makes no sense at all to become co-dependent with another human being. When we love Christ above all others this is why we can love them better.
It is only Christ's love in us that can be demonstrated toward others. Unsaved people will not recognize Christ's love unless the Holy Spirit shows them, if they reject it then they will miss the greatest blessing of all, that is salvation through Jesus Christ.
John 10:14-15
"I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep."
1 Corinthians 8:3
"But if anyone loves God, he is known by God."
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