Psalm 17

Let my vindication come from you;
may your eyes see what is right.

Nothing feels better than vindication.

The underdog winning a hard fought game. Being proven right when you were the only one standing for something. Having accusations be proven false.

I like winning, and I like being proven right. Maybe a little too much. But there are many times when we follow God that we do things that may seem a bit...off. To other people, at least. A lot of times its that we do something like avoid taking the easy way around something, or we choose honor when it's harder than the other option, or tell the truth when it hurts. It's these times when we want- no, we need- to be vindicated. That our choice to follow God was right.

But the need for this vindication needs to not be for our own glory. We should desire vindication not for our stance, but for our God.

Still, there are times when we just need to know that we are doing the right thing, and the best way to get that knowledge is by getting God's approval. Sometimes things around are falling apart, and we are holding firm to God's will, and we just need a victory.

Vindication. I echo this psalm's plea.