Galatians 1:10
"Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ."
K. I. S. S. Keep It Simple, Silly. One of my high school teachers used to say that all the time. He was referring to math, but I think it can also apply to most things in life. Sometimes we try so hard to over-analyze verses that we miss the simple message. This week I picked a pretty straight-forward one. "Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God?" So take a moment and as yourself, "Who am I trying to please?"
It's easy to write it off and say, "Oh of course I live to please God... I'm a Christian." Many of us, though, strive for man's approval without even realizing it. There's nothing wrong with doing your best, but it's the motivations behind your actions that counts. We've all heard the saying "What's popular is not always right, and what's right is not always popular." Cliched? Maybe, but true nonetheless. And that's really all I have to say on the subject, because let's face it: we all know what we're doing wrong in our lives. And we're the only ones who can change that. So I just challenge you this week to ask yourself each time you do something, "Who am I doing this for?" And remember, the people around us may see a "do-gooder", but God looks at the heart (1 Sam. 16:7).
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