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 (NIV)
Heavenly Father,
May the only approval that I seek, be the approval of my Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ—the One to whom I choose to surrender myself, as a bond-servant, forever!
Forgive me, for too many times I have sought the approval of my fellow human beings—allowing what they think to determine my decisions, and thus, the course of my life—all the while disregarding what it takes for me to win Your approval, O Lord my God.
I know that to win Your approval, I must completely set my own will aside—breaking down any of my fleshly desires to act independently from the One who created me for His purposes—and live every moment of my life in service to Christ, so that I can bring glory, honor, and praise to Him.
Each day, let me surrender my life anew—signing away my own “perceived rights” to my life and living in absolute surrender to Christ—so that I may be found to be a true bond-servant to the One to whom I owe everything.
May the only approval that I seek, be the approval of my Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ—the One to whom I choose to surrender myself, as a bond-servant, forever!
In the name of Jesus, Amen.
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