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

Who do you want to please, man or God? Whose approval matters more, man's or God's? We should not worry about what other people think of us. The only approval that matters is God's. His approval is all we need.

I admit that I have struggled with this. When I go out in public, I'm still constantly worried about what other people think of me. But I'm learning that it doesn't matter what they think, as long as God is pleased with me.

The world is different from us and will never be pleased with us as Christians. We are separate from it and should act differently because of Jesus' love in us. This means that we will stand out, but we must remember that we can't please the world. If we were trying to please the world, we would not have become Christians in the first place.