1 Thessalonians 2:4
We are not trying to please people but God who tests our hearts.
It is so hard in today's society of people-pleasing not to be overwhelmed by the pressure and demands that others place on our lives. We want to please our parents, our friends, our peers and those we feel are watching us. However, God has called us to listen to HIS voice and HIS guidance and not get distracted by the world around us. Luke 6:26 says, “There’s trouble ahead when you live only for the approval of others, saying what flatters them, doing what indulges them. Popularity contests are not truth contests—look how many scoundrel preachers were approved by your ancestors! Your task is to be true, not popular."
Sometimes the decision or lifestyle God is calling you to is not going to be popular. Those around you may not agree or support you and that is when the true test of pleasing God over people truly comes in. Will you make the decision to follow what God has spoken or give in and attemp to please people?
I fall in to the trap of people pleasing all the time. In fact found myself doing it just this week. Such a great word to remember thanks Bri!
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