(S)cripture-
2 Cor. 10:18 For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
(O)bservation-
Our true approval is not based on what we think of ourselves but what God does. Any such human boasting has no value in the context of eternity and what is truly important. To that end, we should always seek out what God's will is for each of our lives and commit ourselves fully to doing the Kingdom's work and receiving God's approval.
(A)pplication-
I want to please God. Nothing matters to me except what is righteous and holy and to be pleasing in His sight. My true reward is in Heaven and spending eternity in God's presence and I want His approval in the testing ground of this world we live in.
(P)rayer-
Heavenly Father, I long to have Your approval and to be in Your favor. You have blessed me so richly and I turn that all back to You in praise. I pray that You would lead me through Your Holy Spirit to be engaged in the things You want me to do and to be excellent and prosperous so that I can glorify Your Holy Name and be pleasing to You. It is not my own commendation or that of anyone else in this world that I seek, but Yours. Lord, I love and praise You for all things and in all things. In Jesus' name, Amen.
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