S ~ There's trouble ahead when you live only for the approval of others, saying what flatters them, doing what indulges them. Popularity contests are not truth contests—look how many scoundrel preachers were approved by your ancestors! Your task is to be true, not popular. Luke 6:26
O ~ This makes me think of the need to be careful when all people speak well of you. When you live for the approval of others, it is the life of a chameleon, fitting in to every situation and having no conviction of your own. It is a life of deception.
A ~ I see the need for 2 things to be present in my life to avoid this pitfall. 1 - an authentic devotional life comprised of worship, His Word, and Prayer. 2 - Authentic people in my life who will not only encourage me, but admonish me - sharpen me, loving me enough to be truthful.
P ~ Father, may I live my life before you, refusing to be shaped by what is popular, and instead being transformed by Your Presence.
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