Perform for an
ing is the idea that one
healed. I could go on
audience
of
One.
may even believe that
and on. The thing about
Learning to please
she has the ability, or
Jesus is that He always
even super natural powconsulted with HIs father
God instead of man
ers to please everyone
before making any major
is the single greatest
that comes across her
moves on God’s behalf.
remedy to the problem
path. If you really think
We too, should
of
pleasing
man.
you can please everyone,
do the very same thing.
you are soooo deceiving
Many times when some
yourself. As a matter of
of my sisters ask me
fact, it’s a little prideful
about an issue they’re
to believe that you alone
having, I ask them “Well
hold the power to please
have you talked to God
everyone. In that case,
about it?” “What did He
you’re a bigger man than Jesus was. When
say?” Once you get an answer from him, it
you think about it, Jesus–God’s son, the only
doesn’t matter what anyone else says.
perfect one, didn’t please everyone. I don’t
People-pleasing is such hard work
ever remember reading anywhere in the Bible compared to what God requires of us. It
where Jesus went out of his way to be a peoseems we always have to perform for others,
ple pleaser. Even his own disciples got regular put on airs, wear masks, tread lightly, and do
doses of reality checks. Remember the mother things just so. Pleasing man turns into a theof Zebedee’s children request? Jesus, let one
atrical production. God doesn’t require our
of my sons sit on your right and the other sit
performances; no, he just wants us to give
on your left? How did Jesus respond? He said, our best. He won’t use it against us, he won’t
“Do you even know what you’re asking? Do
take advantage of it. We can trust Him alone
you really want your sons to go throu