Whose approval do you seek?

The Word
John 5:44 How can you believe if you accept praise from one another, yet make no effort to obtain the praise that comes from the only God?
The Meaning
In this passage Jesus was having another confrontation with the Pharisees and other religious leaders of the day. They saw his miracles, and had heard his claims to be the Son of God, and they wanted some proof, or more convincing.
Earlier in the passage, he said if he praised himself that would not be a valid praise, and he said he did not accept praise from men (verse. 41).
There was John the Baptist who testified as to who Jesus was, there were the works he did - the miracles - and there were the scriptures.
One of the objections that they had against Jesus was that he had not come from them, had not been praised by them, and that he had not been approved by them. Jesus was saying he did not need their praise or approval, needed only God's approval.
The Question:
Whose praise do you seek? Whose approval do you crave? Man's or Gods? How would you seek God's approval?