Do you think I am trying to make people accept me? No, God is the One I am trying to please. Am I trying to please people? If I still wanted to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.Galatians 1:10
"Those who follow the crowd usually get lost in it."-Rick Warren
We all know that these words are sadly true. I have even found myself in them a few times. Instead of looking to God for guidance, we look to our friends then suffer the consequences.Instead of trying to please our Father in heaven, we try to please our peers, with decidedly mixed results.
We all need to seek God's approval first and other people's first. It may sound simple, but it is the only way to reap the marvelous riches that God has in store for you.
So the question is,"Whom will you try to please today, God or your friends?" Your obligation is to God, not to your friends or even your family members.You must seek to please our all-knowing, all-powerful God first ans always. NO EXCEPTIONS.
"When we are set free from the bondage of pleasing others, when we are free from currying others' approval- the no one will be able to make us miserable or dissatisfied. And then, if we know we have pleased God, contentment will be our consolation." Kay Arthur
"Fashion is an enduring testimony to the fact that we live quite consciously before the eyes of others." John Eldredge
"You will get untold flak for prioritizing God's revealed and present will for your life over man's ....but, boy, is it worth it." Beth Moore
Here is a tip for today: Don't worry about popularity contests. When you have a choice between pleasing others and pleasing God, choose God.
