Formidable creating post, not draft

Are you using a custom display to format the post? If so, you can add a "where" option to filter out the posts marked as draft...The option would be added in the advanced section of your custom display and would essentially look like: "status" is equal to "published".

Yes. I am using a custom display. But I don't have a "status" option there. Just the names of the entry fields.

So when you take a look at the post created from the posts page, is it set as a draft there? or does it show as published? If I were setting this up, I would add a status field to my form and set the default value to "draft". I would also set this as an admin only field so non-admins don't see it. This also provides a method for you to change the status of a post from the front-end if you would like.

1. Under Pages the entry shows as "draft". However, it pops up on the form page the second I hit submit. I have the shortcode, [display-frm-data id=3], entered on the page I want the the post to display. But only AFTER it's been approved by the admin. I don't understand why it's showing up as a draft on the backend but it is obviously published on the frontend.

2. I'm not sure how to set a status field on my form. I don't see anywhere to do that. Or where to set something like that as admin only.

The page is showing up on the front-end of your site because you are using a custom display to list your posts/pages rather than the built-in WordPress blogroll. By default a custom display will display all entries regardless of their "WordPress" Status.

To add a status field to your form, you need to change the "Status" setting from "create draft" to "Create New Drop-Down Field".(Screenshot 1)
This creates a new drop-down field to your form named "Status". If you go back to your form builder page, you can select "Draft" as the default option, and in the field options, mark the "Admin Only" checkbox. (Screenshot 2)

Finally, in your custom display advanced section, you need to add a "Where" option that tells your custom display to only display entries with a "published" Status.(Screenshot 3)

Alrighty. That seemed to do the trick.Thanks!