We are not here to please people. Our goal should never be for everyone to like us or to approve of us. The only one who we should be trying to please is our Father. If we allow ourselves to get distracted from God we can begin to be led in different directions, God is not taking us. We need to keep our focus on God. You can't serve God if you are distracted by the approval of others. Sometimes, when we serve God, he will ask us to do things that everyone won't like, that will even offend some people. If we are worried about pleasing them instead of God, we won't do what God is asking us. Seeking the approval of anyone else other than God can lead to disobedience. If you worry about other people's opinions, it can put limits on how God can use you. If you do that, you are not living a surrendered life. You will not be a good servant if you are not willing to be obedient to him.
Prayer:
Lord help us to be obedient to you. Give us strength and self-control to follow you and your will. Remove any desire we have to please others and replace it with a stronger desire to please you. Help us to fix our gaze on you and only you. Help us to never put a limit on you but to let you have freedom to have your way in our life. We surrender our lives to you. Move however you see fit. We want to be good and faithful servants, Lord. Help us to seek you and your presence anytime we can. We give you freedom Lord to have your way, in Jesus name we pray Amen.
Verse:
For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ. Galatians 1:10 ESV
