1 Corinthians 4:3 What about me? Have I been faithful? Well, it matters very little what you or anyone else thinks. I don’t even trust my own judgment on this point. This certainly speaks to my heart! I find myself frustrated by what others think of me or craving the approval of others for what I do. Here Paul makes it pretty clear that it doesn’t matter what other people think. It matters what God thinks. And God sees everything, down to our motivation, so the truth will come out. I may get frustrated because I get an unfair review at work or because something didn’t turn out the way I wanted to (or got twisted after the fact), but even though we should be doing our best, it’s really only God’s opinion that counts. That’s kind of comforting because it’s frustrating when you get knocked down for something that you didn’t do or that wasn’t your fault. God’s got your back. His review, His judgement is all that matters. And I love Paul’s last statement. “I don’t even trust my own judgement on this point!” That’s great! I can totally see Paul throwing his hands up in the air as he says this. And it’s true. It’s certainly easy to lose perspective and a sense of what really happens in our defensiveness. Then everything is distorted. Hence the reason that I’m not God, neither are you, and neither are they. And, He’s really all that matters in this case. David asked God to be his defense and defend him against people who spoke out unfairly and with lies against him. And here, Paul does the same thing, reminding the Corinthians that God will judge based on the heart and the true motivation and story behind it all. That’ll be interesting!