Quotes about Approval

He establishes every purpose by counsel (Prov. 20:18). God, indeed, uses carnal men to very good service, but without a thorough altering and conviction of their judgment. He works by them, but not in them. Therefore they do neither approve the good they do nor hate the evil they abstain from.

In Solomon's Song, Jesus did not come out and say where He feeds His flock. He wants us to think for ourselves. But on the Day of Judgment, we will be reproached or approved for our decision to be among, or not among, this world's sufferers.

This truth, that I have to please only God, is an important key to becoming resistant to being manipulated by disapproval from others.

Thinking about My Purpose POINT TO PONDER: Happiness is my choice. I don't need anyone's approval to be happy. VERSE TO REMEMBER: "Even if my father and mother abandon me, the Lord will hold me close." PSALM 27:10 (NLT) QUESTION TO CONSIDER: Whose opinion matters most to me? Whose approval am I living for?

Paul said, "You may brag about yourself, but the only approval that counts is the Lord's approval.

If you live for the approval of others, you will die by their rejection.

This is true religion, to approve what God approves, to hate what he hates, and to delight in what delights him

You have to accept the fact that some people are never going to be for you. Treat them with respect, but you don't need their approval to fulfill your destiny.

Customs change with time, so it isn't fair to permit change only when you happen to approve of it but condemn change citing biblical authority when you don't.

Instead of measuring my success and value by my own standards, I was measuring it by how others perceived me.

Who are those people by whom you wish to be admired? Are they not these whom you are in the habit of saying that they are mad? What then? Do you wish to be admired by the mad?

It doesn't matter who likes you or doesn't like you, all that matters is that God likes you. He accepts you, he approves of you.