People Pleaser

One of my biggest weaknesses is that I try to please everyone in every situation. It's a major flaw. Let me tell you this. You can't make everyone happy. Its impossible. In every situation just think about who you are actually pleasing, are you pleasing men? Or are you pleasing your Father in Heaven?

You will get emotionally and physically drained if you are trying to make everyone happy or trying to make sure everyone likes you. Here's something to think about. Jesus was thee perfect person. You couldn't have got a more compassionate, loving and understanding person. He offered hope to everyone. But guess what, He couldn't even get everyone to like him. So, no offense, but you haven't got a chance. Give up on trying to please those around you. Stop trying to be something your not in order to be accepted. Because if you aren't yourself, who are you?

"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think"

Galatians 1:10 "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."

You don't get more crystal clear than that. We must make a distinction between loving people and pleasing people. Trying to just please people isn't always the most loving thing we can do for them. Sometimes people need to be told things that may not necessarily make them happy but they still need to hear it. Sometimes the best thing we can do in some situations is to just walk away from them. Yes we need to put others before ourselves but we are not entertainers trying to keep everyone happy. That is not true compassion. 


We are here to please God. That is our purpose. Live FOR Him and BY Him and we cannot go wrong.