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Reading Time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>Not all addictions are obvious. Some don\u2019t involve substances\u2014they involve validation. The need to be noticed, admired, desired\u2026 can quietly become a dependency. And when attention becomes your source of worth, you will keep seeking it\u2014even at the cost of your values. Scripture confronts this directly: \u201cFor do I now persuade men, or God? or [\u2026]<\/p>\n

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