by Apostle Gabriel Cross
Please do not discount or devalue the unconditional love and approval of God, for the conditional love and approval of others. Many today, have diminished and replaced the approval of God, with the “like button,” on Facebook or other social media sites. We have become more consumed with “who likes me,” and “who loves it,” and not with the “One whom created me,” and “unconditionally loves me.”
For example, we all desire to be heard, but sometimes, God desires us to be silent, or to study to be quiet. Some have no accountability to others, because they have no accountability to God. Therefore, they are prone, or liable to, post anything, whether it’s pleasing to God or not. We are not our own, but we belong to Yahweh. Therefore, when you live for the approval of others, you already have your reward. However, when you live for the approval of the King of kings, you realize you’re already approved and even greater will be your reward.
Don’t trade God’s approval for the approval of people. Don’t reduce your life in Christ, to living by the impulse of what other people are thinking, saying on social media, on the news, and in the world. When it’s God, it’s God, and when it’s not, it’s not.
Don’t determine if you’re right with God, or how anointed you are, based on how many likes and hits you receive. You remember, David got in trouble for counting numbers (1 Chronicles 21; 2 Samuel 24:1).
Don’t fall for the gimmicks and tricks of the enemy: “If you post this you’ll be blessed, if you don’t you’ll be cursed.” “Share this with 5 people and you’ll be blessed with an angel tonight.” If you hit like on this, you’re not ashamed of God, if you don’t hit like, then you are.” These are all gimmicks, clichés, and schemes of the enemy. God has not called you to live by these things, you are called to live in Truth, every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.
Live for the One, who can create and end life, and raise it up again, not for the one who can only end it. Live a genuine fruitful life in Christ, not one that is predicated on the opinions, idioms, and the superficial of social media. All these things are subject to change, but the Word of God does not, it only changes your life, forever.
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Amen! Awesome word! I would love to share this on my blog and Facebook page if you don’t mind.
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By: jlrussell1212 on 10/06/2017
at 2:12 am
You may share it as long as you change nothing of the post. There has to be a link on front with pureglory.net with credit to Crown of Glory International Ministries and the author, Apostle Gabriel Cross.
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By: Pure Glory on 10/06/2017
at 3:42 am
Amen!
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By: ekurie on 10/06/2017
at 2:18 am
Yes, Lord!
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By: Pure Glory on 10/06/2017
at 3:43 am
Amen!!!!!
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By: faithlovesoul on 10/06/2017
at 4:09 am
Yes and amen
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By: Pure Glory on 10/06/2017
at 7:27 am
Good morning. Hallelujah.
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By: Bella Grace on 10/06/2017
at 4:58 am
Praise God!
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By: Pure Glory on 10/06/2017
at 7:27 am
This is the exact same reason I am struggling with continuing with my word press blog. It is a lot of work, and I just don’t want to be tied to my computer 24/7. I have paid for a partnership with another blog until the end of the year. Whenever I take this issue to the Lord, I get the same answer.
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By: fearlessinjesuschrist on 10/06/2017
at 5:46 am
You will have to follow the Lord’s voice. It is easy to play the numbers but so important to follow God’s directions. Blessings as you flow him.
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By: Pure Glory on 10/06/2017
at 9:22 am
Good post! I’ll never forget my righteous indignation when I got my first Christian “blackmail” post like one of the above. I did lol thinking of the utter hypocrisy of the unbeliever who sent it.
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By: Po' Girl Shines on 10/06/2017
at 7:19 am
Yes, it is so important to be grounded in pleasing God rather than man. Then we can never be disappointed by what others do or do not do.
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By: Pure Glory on 10/06/2017
at 9:26 am
Well said. Thank you.
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By: Charles Earl Harrel on 10/06/2017
at 7:31 am
You are welcome!
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By: Pure Glory on 10/06/2017
at 10:24 am
And this truth shall set you free and bring you closer to God! Amen
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By: Teresa Chadwick on 10/06/2017
at 9:46 am
Jesus is the truth, the way and the life. He lives to please the Father.
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By: Pure Glory on 10/06/2017
at 10:30 am
God pleasing! Truth!
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By: NewHeavenOnEarth on 10/06/2017
at 11:34 am
Yes!
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By: Pure Glory on 10/06/2017
at 5:38 pm
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By: faithlovesoul on 10/06/2017
at 12:20 pm
Thank you for thinking of Pure Glory. Appreciate it. We do not participate in awards.
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By: Pure Glory on 10/06/2017
at 5:39 pm
Sure, I understand! 🙂
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By: faithlovesoul on 10/07/2017
at 4:26 am
Praise his glorious grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved!
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By: stressfreehomeschooling on 10/06/2017
at 3:23 pm
Yes!! Thank God for his grace!
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By: Pure Glory on 10/06/2017
at 5:41 pm
Well said! I would say also, not to allow false teachers to gain your allegiance rather than Christ. In my post Replacing Jesus with your Pastor I spoke about this very thought and I’m thrilled to see it here!
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By: dividinghisword on 10/06/2017
at 9:17 pm
Our focus has to be pleasing God.
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By: Pure Glory on 10/06/2017
at 10:28 pm
Amen!
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By: royalpalmtree on 10/07/2017
at 8:39 pm
Yes to pleasing God!
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By: Pure Glory on 10/07/2017
at 9:33 pm
I have a lot of this come through my FB feed also and it is really sad, I have had to “gently” comment on some of the memes, I have noticed they are usually in reference to “Pentecostals” but I think much of that I have seen borders on Blasphemy and the “chain” blessing posts is especially sad and people have a tendency to think it is okay to do something just because everyone else does. Great post, needs said!
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By: Rev. Nina Brown Johnson on 10/08/2017
at 12:45 pm
Thank you! It is so important to please God and not man.
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By: Pure Glory on 10/08/2017
at 8:57 pm
Amen! Awesome word! This is the truth, spoken in the love of Christ. I would like to share this on my blog if that’s okay.
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By: Beauty For Ashes on 10/10/2017
at 4:27 am
You may share it on your blog as long as you do not change anything and refer the readers to pureglory.net
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By: Pure Glory on 10/10/2017
at 5:01 am
Thank you for sharing. It is good to be reminded that God is whom I am to seek to please.
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By: joy4thejourney on 11/02/2017
at 8:10 pm
You are welcome! God delights in us pleasing him!
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By: Pure Glory on 11/03/2017
at 8:46 am