Quotes about Validation

If you don't live by the praise of men you won't die by their criticism.

Christians who live out of who they really are cannot be crippled by the opinions of others. They no longer work to fit into other people's expectations; they burn with the realization of who the Father says they are.

The proud depend upon the world to tell them whether they have value or not. Their self-esteem is determined by where they are judged to be on the ladders of worldly success. They feel worthwhile as individuals if the numbers beneath them in achievement, talent, beauty, or intellect are large enough.

Not everyone will see your beauty, and not everyone will find you attractive or believe you are worthy of their clothing or publications.

After I lost weight, I discovered that people found me valuable. Worthy of conversation. A person one could look at. A person one could compliment. A person one could admire. A person.

Being flooded with information doesn't mean we have the right information or that we're in touch with the right people.

The unquestioning acceptance by my peers had dislodged the familiar insecurity.

According to Earnie Larsen and others, the two deepest desires most people have are: to love and be loved, and to believe they are worthwhile and know someone else believes that also.1

If we can just tone down the rhetoric and discuss things like rational human beings, applying justice equally and not based on some political philosophy, we will validate that phrase at the end of our Pledge of Allegiance, which advocates "justice for all".

We long to find someone who has been where we've been, who shares our fragile places, who sees our sunsets with the same shades of blue. Soul mates. They somehow validate the depth of our experiences.

If my children think I'm genuine, no one else's opinion matters to me.

Let them present their witnesses to vindicate themselves, so that people may hear and say, "It is true." Isaiah 43:9