One aspect of our God-created makeup is our inherent desire to fellowship with one another, and part of our sinful human nature is to constantly seek affirmation from each other. The ever-present temptation is to think that being “in Christ” is not sufficient and that we must have affirmation and approval from other human beings. This compulsion is so great it can often drive us to being man-pleasers rather than God-exalters.
Harry L. Reeder III, The Leadership Dynamic (Crossway, Wheaton, IL: 2008), 24.
