41"I'm not interested in crowd approval. 42And do you know why? Because I know you and your crowds. I know that love, especially God's love, is not on your working agenda. 43I came with the authority of my Father, and you either dismiss me or avoid me. If another came, acting self-important, you would welcome him with open arms. 44How do you expect to get anywhere with God when you spend all your time jockeying for position with each other, ranking your rivals and ignoring God?

I love you Jesus- All I really want to do is seek your approval. Some how I almost always give way to my insecurities and act on what is popular instead of what is right. Thank you for working with me in this and for looking at me through the eyes of love. Thank you for seeing what I can be instead of what I am. Your patience is immeasurable and your constant encouragement is my sustenance. Without you there is no beauty. Without you I have no hope.