Overcoming People Pleasing Part 1

Too many people live for the approval of other people instead of God. God’s opinion is all that matters. 

Galatians 1:10 “10 Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant.”

One way to overcome people pleasing is: BE YOURSELF

Got a question for you. Who are you? 

“But momma wants me to be a doctor…”

So what. She’ll get over it. What does God want you to be?

“But my friends will judge me…”

So what. They probably judge you anyway. What about God?

Who are you?

Be yourself. No one can make decisions for you. Only you know what you should do.

I’m surprised by how many people are so consumed with what others think of them that they aren’t even themselves. If you are truly following Christ, you will not live a normal life. In fact, it is impossible to serve God and make everyone happy.

You don’t have to be like everyone else. Be YOU! I’ve had to sit across from people that I am extremely close to and say this is how it’s going to be in my life. Period. I don’t think I’m better than you. You don’t have to agree with me but this is what I’m all about.

Don’t surrender who God has called you to be at the expense of other’s opinions or judgments

God will call you to do crazy things. Are you willing to look like a fool for God? Are you willing to look ridiculous for God? Your true friends will respect your life decisions.

Romans 8:31 “If God is for us, who can be against us?”

Are you ashamed of what God is trying to do in you?

I remember when I used to be so concerned about what people thought of me. The way I walked into the gym, the clothes I wore and the way I wore them, my eye contact with others, what I ordered to drink. It was crazy. I watched everything I did to make sure that people didn’t reject me. Why did I care so much?

I thank God that I’m over that!

Be yourself…when God leads you or speaks to you. Stand on it. And don’t move from it. If you end up mistaken, so be it. You never said you were perfect. But until that happens stand on what God has spoken and be yourself. 

Are you comfortable being yourself?