God's Approval is all that Matters

When I was younger and before I developed a stronger relationship with God, I always wanted my parents, siblings and friends to approve almost anything I did and this included my relationship with the guys I dated at the time. This was so important to me at the time because I wanted to be able to justify my actions as well make myself feel good about going to the relationship, even though I knew deep in my heart it was wrong for me. Now seeking advice or counsel and seeking approval are two different things. To seek for approval means to accept someone else's opinion as satisfactory while seeking for advice or counsel is to ask for guidance from someone who you know is knowledgeable on certain things.

As a young christian lady seeking the approval of your friends and family on dating a certain guy might not be the best because their thoughts will cloud your judgement of the relationship as a whole. Now I'm not saying don't listen to them when they tell you things to be careful of, because that is them offering their advice or counsel but constantly waiting on them to say go ahead might hurt you in the end because it wasn't your decision. You have to learn to validate yourself, encourage yourself and not wait for people to approve your every action. Sometimes you wait for your friends and family to validate you and you don't get it then you become bitter, resentful and angry you have to realize that they might have their problems or issues they are dealing with, this is the time to seek God and rely on Him because he is your sufficiency. 2 Corinthians 3:5 "It is not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God"- CSB

The best way to seek our worth or value is by relying on God to validate us and this is done by developing a stronger relationship with Him daily. When you do this you can profess to yourself daily the blessings and beautiful things that God has created in you; you will not need a spouse, a friend or a family member to approve you each and every time. As a young christian I was able to rely on God to validate me by waking up in the morning and speaking life,speaking God's truth and favor in to my life before starting my day and this has helped me more than I can imagine as I don't rely on people to approve everything I do because the confidence that God has given me is enough approval.

Most ladies believe that as soon as they are married or find the special guy that they can rely on them to validate them and make them feel good all the time, I can tell you this that if this is your main goal you will be disappointed. Your spouse is not God,yes they can compliment you every now and then but they cannot always meet your every need because they are human just like you and they also have needs of their own that needs to be met. So the only one who can satisfy you, give you joy and approve of you is almighty God.

So I will like to encourage you today to draw closer to God whether you are a single woman or a married woman so that he can validate you daily and fill you with the the joy and hope that no one else can give, He will also in turn reveal certain secrets, riches and blessing that no one else has or can give to you even as you wait on Him daily. Colossians 1:27 "God's plan is to make known his secret to his people, this rich and glorious secret which he has for all peoples. And the secret is that Christ is in you, which means that you will share in the glory of God."