Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

As for those who seemed to be important—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not judge by external appearance—those men added nothing to my message.

Are you trying to live in the limelight? Are you trying to be important? I do not think it is wrong to be a person in the limelight. I do not think it matters to God if we are famous, hold a position of authority, if we sweep the floor or clean toilets. He cares about the position of our soul, that place where our heart resides.

You can be the leader the free world, or China. You can be worth millions, have discovered the cure for polio or, one day, the cure for cancer; you can teach those children who go on to do these things, all of which are good things to do. However, if you do not have your heart filled with Christ, you will still be told, “Go away from me; I never knew you.”

Are you trying to win the approval of man or of God?