12/20/2025
Galatians 1:10 asks a question that changed my life. Am I living to gain the approval of people, or am I living in obedience to God? Because the truth is, the moment you decide to stop people-pleasing, things get uncomfortable. You lose support. You lose access. You lose relationships that were only sustained by your silence and self-betrayal.
People don’t get upset when you change. They get upset when you stop being controllable.
There was a time when I softened my truth to keep the peace, explained myself to be understood, and shrank my calling so others wouldn’t feel challenged by it. But Galatians 1:10 made something very clear to me: if I am constantly adjusting myself to be accepted, I am no longer walking in obedience.
Obedience will cost you approval. Alignment will offend people who benefited from your confusion. And choosing God’s direction over human applause will isolate you before it elevates you.
This verse isn’t about arrogance. It’s about clarity. It’s about deciding who you answer to when the opinions get loud. It’s about understanding that being chosen doesn’t mean being liked, and being called doesn’t mean being comfortable.
I’m not here to be palatable. I’m here to be obedient. And once I accepted that, my life started to align in ways that approval never brought me.