"Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ." Galatians 1:10
I don't know about you, but I am constantly faced with peer pressure. Every time I turn around there's a new standard to live up to in order to be considered "cool." However, as Christians, we don't have to live up to the worlds standards. Society would tell us to live in such a way that pleases the people around us, but we only have one person to please. If we're striving for God's approval and no one else's, we don't have to keep up with the ever changing standards of the world because God never changes.
Personally, I get really caught up in what people think of me. I know that I shouldn't, but I can't help it. I've always been this way, and it makes it hard to just live for God sometimes. I want other people to think a certain way about me, and sometimes I let it dictate my actions. However, God has shown me lately that the only person's opinion that matters is his. It doesn't matter what other people do or do not think about you. God knows you, and that's all you need.
Bethel has a song called "Reckless Love," and one of the lines from the song says "There's no wall you won't kick down, lie you won't tear down, coming after me." The first time I heard this song was at Forward Conference (10/10, would recommend conference btw) and at the time, rumors about me had been going around. They weren't very bad ones, but they still hurt my feelings that someone would think that way about me. However, as this song played, God told me "It doesn't matter who they think you are. I know you, and there's no lie I wouldn't tear down to remind you who you are and who I am." God says the same thing about you. Don't worry about what the world may think of you. God knows you, and his opinion matters most.
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