Receiving the disapproval of others in the face of obeying what I believe is the Lord’s direction is saddening. The full assurance that whatever grief or disapprobation I am subject to now is inconsequential – and that truth will be revealed is an awesome and humbling thing.

It reminds me that Jesus is the truth, and knowing the truth sets me free – not just in the end when it is plain and everyone sees, but also when it seems like I am alone in my knowledge of what is true in my mind,heart, service, motivation etc… Knowing that my Father is the only judge that matters is amazingly “freeing” in the sense that I only have to pay attention to His standard, which doesn’t change, and cannot be corrupted by imperfection/sin/humanity. I can be confident even when it conflicts with other people’s expectations or desires, so long as I am following/conforming to Him and Him alone.

And the best part is that having my life (the essence of me) hidden with Christ means I get to spend lots of quality time with Him… which is the whole point of “life” anyway.

I love how God works…