Made for Approval (Just Not Theirs)

Made for Approval (Just Not Theirs)

Gospel Freedom from the Exhausting Need to Be Seen, Liked, and Approved by Others

Drew Hensley SKU: 9780802442154
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  • Publisher: Moody Publishers
  • Release Date: 1 June 2027
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Approval, in its proper place, isn't something we chase. It's something we receive.
For all who desire to be seen, fear being seen, are tired of the cultural addiction to be seen.

Approval. We all crave it.

It's worrying that you're not doing enough as a parent.
It's the urge to say yes when you're already exhausted because you don't want to disappoint anyone.
It's refreshing your phone to see if anyone noticed what you posted.
It's tying your worth to your body, your bank account, your title, or your relationship.
It's the sense that you need to be impressive to be important.

We live in a world obsessed with perception: curated images, performance for applause, church cultures built around personality, families shaped by comparison, and Christian communities quietly discipled into anxiety. We long to be delighted in, but we settle for being "liked."

Let's be clear. The desire for approval itself is not the enemy. But it can be destructive if you look for it in the wrong place. Made for Approval (Just Not Theirs) is an invitation to stop outsourcing our worth to crowds, critics, and imagined audiencesā€”and to return home to the God who designed us for His delight. It's a journey from distortion to design, from insecurity to identity, from the exhausting chase of human approval to the rest of gospel-centered assurance.

With pastoral warmth and honesty Drew Hensley writes on:

  • The human ache to be seen and loved
  • Fig leaves and filters
  • Life as performance
  • Confession that heals and friendship that sees
  • Our union with Jesusā€”a new identity anchored in divine affection
  • Rest
  • Practical rhythms
  • And much more

The desire for approval is part of our design. Made for Approval (Just Not Theirs) doesn't dismiss our ache; it dignifies it. And then it redirects it. Begin this journey with Drew where you'll experience a life rooted in God's delight.

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