“but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts. 1 Thessalonians 2:4”

I never realized just how much of an impact growing up without my father in my life had on me. I’m not speaking about him missing my games or my birthdays, but the affect it had on my ability to move forward in certain areas of my life.

Before I go on I must say this, I am not angry with my father, nor do I hate him, in fact I have more Love for him now than ever before. God helped me to understand my father’s purpose in my life and I Thank him for that.

Most of my childhood and part of my adulthood has been seeking approval from man to justify who I am and what I am to do in my life. The problem with that is man will not always approve what they feel may be a threat to their own existience. This left me in a place where I began to feel like I wasn’t worthy of what God has called me to be. My mistake was seeking the approval of man, when God had already Approved me!

I’m not speaking about getting aproval to get credit or buy a house, because those things can be govern by the way I handle my finances. It’s not about if I can get enough votes to become a councilman in my city, because that can be regulated by how I treat people. The approval I had been seeking was to find out if I was doing what I heard God telling me to do.

^“For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ. Galations 1:10″

In my journey of being a Christian I found myself seeking the approval of other men, but didn’t realize that they didn’t always have my best interest at heart, nor were they listening to God concerning their part in my journey. But that wasn’t their fault, the blame falls on me, because instead of doing what God had already Approved me to do, I went seeking approval of those who didn’t have the authority to give me approval…

Don’t take this as a reason to be disrepectful to your leaders or people who have authority over you, but be mindful of what God has called you to do. One also has to be careful of seeking their own approval, which would cause them to be selfish in trying to do work for God.

When God asked the question in Isaiah 6:8, “And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.” He already knew who would answer the call and He has already given His Approval….