For this reason, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God’s will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you may lead lives worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, as you bear fruit in every good work and as you grow in the knowledge of God. May you be made strong with all the strength that comes from his glorious power, and may you be prepared to endure everything with patience, while joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light. He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. (Colossians 1:9-14, NRSV)
Paul is telling the Colossians that he has prayed they will be filled with knowledge of God’s will with all wisdom and understanding so they may lead lives that are pleasing to the Lord!
How many of us lead lives pleasing to the Lord?
Paul would be the first to tell you he had fallen short.
I would be right there with him in that. There are so many times we look to others for approval and to see that we are doing what we need to in life.
Yet there is really only one person we should seek the approval of, and there is nothing we need to do to get His love!
He loves you as you are, and He is there to tell you how much of a treasure you are.
He endured the cross with patience, and prepared you for a life that will not always be easy, but will be soaked in His love. He is always with you, and approves of you, even when the world does not.
But whose approval is more important? Stop worrying what others say, and live for God!
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