SIGNS WE'RE PEOPLE-PLEASERS - God tells us to make conflict resolution a priority in our lives - He tells us to be other-centered, not self-centered. But our first priority must always be to please God, not men. People's expectations and opinions of us can change in a moment - God's expectations are stable and dependable. When someone doesn't like us or is offended by something we've done, let's take it to the Lord first and let Him tell us what pleases Him in the situation. Most of us suffer to some extent from "fear of man." Here are some subtle signs: 1. We second-guess everything we say or do. 2. We let friends and culture influence our values. 3. We're more worried about offending man than offending God. 4. We remain silent about God's values when they're unpopular with our friends. It's appropriate to care about other people's feelings. God tells us to make conflict resolution a priority in our lives (Matthew 5:23-24). And He tells us to be other-centered, not self-centered (Philippians 2:3-4). But our first priority must always be to please God, not men (Proverbs 29:25). People's expectations and opinions of us can change in a moment. God's expectations are stable and dependable. When someone doesn't like us or is offended by something we've done, let's take it to the Lord first and let Him tell us what pleases Him in the situation (Ephesians 5:10). But our first priority must always be to please God, not men.

 

 

 

People-Pleasers

4 Signs We're People-Pleasers

God tells us to make conflict resolution a priority in our lives - He tells us to be other-centered, not self-centered. But our first priority must always be to please God, not men. People's expectations and opinions of us can change in a moment - God's expectations are stable and dependable. When someone doesn't like us or is offended by something we've done, let's take it to the Lord first and let Him tell us what pleases Him in the situation.

Gail Burton Purath

 

 

Most of us suffer to some extent from "fear of man."

Here are some subtle signs:

1. We second-guess everything we say or do.

2. We let friends and culture influence our values.

3. We're more worried about offending man than offending God.

4. We remain silent about God's values when they're unpopular with our friends.

It's appropriate to care about other people's feelings.

God tells us to make conflict resolution a priority in our lives (Matthew 5:23-24).

And He tells us to be other-centered, not self-centered (Philippians 2:3-4).

But our first priority must always be to please God, not men (Proverbs 29:25).

People's expectations and opinions of us can change in a moment. God's expectations are stable and dependable. 

When someone doesn't like us or is offended by something we've done, let's take it to the Lord first and let Him tell us what pleases Him in the situation (Ephesians 5:10).

 

Hi!  I'm Gail Burton Purath. I started Bible Love Notes to give people a minute of Scriptural encouragement in their busy day.

I don't have all the answers, but

since I asked Christ to be my Lord and Savior in 1974, I've been learning from the One Who has all the answers!
I'm still a sinner, a learner, a student who falls down and disappoints God at times. But it's my desire to grow closer to the Lord, day by day, minute by minute.

I need to be challenged, encouraged, corrected and comforted, and I think you do as well...so let's learn together about the love of God--a love that is so vast that we will always be discovering new and wonderful things about it.

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