by Joyce Meyer
Whatever may be your task, work at it heartily (from the soul), as [something done] for the Lord
and not for men, knowing [with all certainty] that it is from the Lord [and not from men] that you
will receive the inheritance which is your [real] reward. [The One Whom] you are actually serving
[is] the Lord Christ (the Messiah).
—Colossians 3:23,24
One of the most freeing things that I have learned in my years of walking with the Lord is how to
break free from being a people pleaser. Now, I am not talking about living a healthy, unselfish life
where we make the needs of others a priority. I am talking about a pressure to perform—an
unhealthy drive to be accepted and approved by others. It is a desire so strong that it influences and
controls the majority of our decisions.
There are some individuals who have spent a good part of their lives trying to please other people,
and as a result, they are unhappy, bitter, resentful and depressed. How other people think and feel
about them has become so important that it is like an addiction affecting every part of who they are.
The real tragedy is they don’t know what is causing the problem.
How can you and I know if we are a people pleaser? There are some key signs that we want to
take a look at. If you and I are not supposed to live to please people, who are we supposed to live to
please?
and not for men, knowing [with all certainty] that it is from the Lord [and not from men] that you
will receive the inheritance which is your [real] reward. [The One Whom] you are actually serving
[is] the Lord Christ (the Messiah).
—Colossians 3:23,24
One of the most freeing things that I have learned in my years of walking with the Lord is how to
break free from being a people pleaser. Now, I am not talking about living a healthy, unselfish life
where we make the needs of others a priority. I am talking about a pressure to perform—an
unhealthy drive to be accepted and approved by others. It is a desire so strong that it influences and
controls the majority of our decisions.
There are some individuals who have spent a good part of their lives trying to please other people,
and as a result, they are unhappy, bitter, resentful and depressed. How other people think and feel
about them has become so important that it is like an addiction affecting every part of who they are.
The real tragedy is they don’t know what is causing the problem.
How can you and I know if we are a people pleaser? There are some key signs that we want to
take a look at. If you and I are not supposed to live to please people, who are we supposed to live to
please?
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