Sunday, January 19, 2014

Be Free From People Pleasing

There will always be people in life who try to squeeze you into their mold; people who try to pressure you into being who THEY want you to be. They may be good people. They may even mean well. But the problem is that they aren’t your creator. They didn’t breathe life into you. They didn’t equip you, empower you or anoint you; God did!

People may not be able to grasp God’s plan for your life. But that’s okay, it’s YOUR plan; specially designed by your Creator. If you’re going to be all that God created you to be, you can’t focus on what everybody else thinks. If you allow yourself to change with every criticism, trying to win the favor of others, then you’ll go through life being manipulated and letting PEOPLE direct your destiny.

You have to realize that you can’t keep every person happy. You can’t make everyone like you. You’ll never win over all of your critics. When you get up in the morning, instead of trying to please people, ask your loving heavenly Creator to search your heart. Ask God if your ways are pleasing to HIM. Stay focused on that.

Free yourself with this truth today. If people don’t understand you, that’s okay. If you lose some friends because you wouldn’t let them control you, they weren’t true friends anyway. You don’t need other’s approval; you only need God’s approval. Keep your heart and mind submitted to Him and be free from people pleasing!

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