gracie's musings

“For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.” Galatians 1:10

We cannot not care about what people think, but at the same time, if our aim is to glorify Christ, what people think really doesn’t matter. I just love Paul. He is so raw and real. I am sure people in his day, followers of the Way, thought he was a little insane. Shipwrecked, chained, returning again to Lystra, the same town in which he was beaten and left to die. It seems “a bit much,” all for the Gospel. I mean c’mon. Let’s settle down now, Paul. And yet, there is a fervency and sweetness of his continuous, deep, abiding love for the Lord that screams “I don’t care how it looks, I am just going to go.” And go he went.

How do you want to serve God? In a way that makes others feel comfortable, or in a way that will garner “Well done good and faithful servant.” (Matthew 25:23). All I really care about is what the Father says when I stand before His throne. And if that means my life, my aims, my pursuits, my standards are too much for the people down here. Well, so be it. I have an audience of one. My sweet Lord, who lived and bled for me 🙂