2 Corinthians 5:9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.

As believers, we are exhorted to have our life focus upon God’s approval, to live for God’s glory in our lives. Solomon came to this same conclusion at the latter end of his life when he testified in Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.