michelle martin

when we are in school we have to prove that we can make the grades to move to the next. In sports or extracurricular activities we are taught to prove we are good enough to make the team or advance to the next level. Fast forward to adulthood and we must prove that we are capable of getting the job done, we prove we are responsible adults when go to buy things and they look at our credit, we prove we are good citizens by obeying the law. Always proving. But in the end the one approval we should care most about is that of God.

In a social media driven world I think the need for acceptance and approval is more prevalent than it has ever been. Not only for the younger generation but the older as well. The majority of post are of happy times and successes. When a failure is posted it is deemed as a pity post. Which, personally I don’t agree with. I think social media has set up a framework for people to post what they want people to see. It’s almost as if we must prove ourselves to the Internet. How many lines, how many followers, how many views. But for what? What are we trying to prove?

Why are we trying to constantly prove ourselves to others? What benefit do we really get from it aside from short term gratification? I think it’s so easy to get caught up in trying to please and prove our worth to others that sometimes we lose ourselves in the equation. We forget our morals, our truths. We start living for others instead of God.