MAN’S
APPROVAL

The man of faith is so sure of his position before God that he can quietly allow himself to be overlooked, discredited, deflated, without a tremor of anxiety. He is willing to wait out God’s own good time and let the wisdom of the future judgment reveal his true size and worth. The man of unbelief dare not do this. He is so unsure of himself that he demands immediate and visible proof of his success. His deep unbelief must have the support of present judgment. He looks eagerly for evidence to assure him that he is indeed somebody. And of course this hunger for present approval throws him open to the temptation to inflate his work for the sake of appearances.…

If we have faith, we will be concerned only with what God thinks of us. We can smile off man’s opinion, whether it be favorable or unfavorable, and go our God-appointed way in complete confidence.

1 Corinthians 4:2–3; 2 Corinthians 5:12–15; 1 Thessalonians 2:6–7

We Travel an Appointed Way, 114, 115.