My question for you today is, “Who is ready to be just a little bit strange for God?” Do you know what the Bible calls the church? The Bible calls us peculiar people, and that’s ok. It’s time to stop caring about what people say about you. Care about what God says about you. He says, ”I’m on your side, I love you, I’m for you, and I forgive you.” As your provider, he says, “I open doors for you and I’m setting things right for you. I’m making the crooked path straight for you.” As your protector he says, “I’m destroying every assignment against you and every weapon set against you.” If you’re not a little peculiar, you’ve got a little adjusting to do for God, and to develop yourself. 

As believers, you can stop hustling for approval. Stop worrying compulsively about what others think. This is what the world does. It hustles for outwardly visible things. I’m not saying that visible things don’t matter to God; they do. Yes, your money, your house, and your job are all important, however, God tells us to focus on His Kingdom and those things will be taken care of. Put your attention on what is invisible, and the visible will appear.

Friend, hustle for sure, but not for approval. Here’s what you hustle for: You hustle for the inner life. Pray more than other people pray. Give more than other people give. Read more than other people read. Make bigger goals than other people make. Make sure you do things that develop you on the inside, and you’ll start to see it on the outside as well!