His Approval

Psalms 90:17 NLT  
And may the Lord our God show us his approval and make our efforts successful. Yes, make our efforts successful!

We grow up seeking approval from our parents and then our teachers in school. And we know to have gotten that approval we had to be doing things they approved of. Our actions had to line up with what they had taught us. And I am not just thinking about what they told us was right or wrong. No, their actions did more to educate us than their words.

When we work for someone we follow the instructions given to us to perform our job successfully. Our bosses approval of our actions allows us to keep our jobs and perhaps even move up the ladder in that company with a better position and a bigger paycheck. Their approval will make our efforts successful.

In the natural we probably understand all that. But in the spiritual we need to be seeking God's approval as well. Yet we do not see evidence in the natural of His approval or disapproval. So how do we know and does it really matter?

By staying in His word, our Bible we learn what His will is. We learn the should and should nots of living in this mortal state we find ourselves in. His will matters and it is up to us to develop a close relationship with God to know His will and gain His approval. And Yes, He will make our efforts successful!