10 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)

When we strive to gain others approval we can quickly fall short. Not necessarily due to anything we did or did not do, but due to the fallibility of the human nature.

But when we strive first to gain God’s approval, human approval tends to fall into line. If we but seek first the Kingdom of God…

Better yet to be a servant, working to gain favor with God and man…