Be not people pleaser !
Thursday // 5th September 2024
No wonder you can’t believe! For you gladly honor each other, but you don’t care about the honor that comes from the one who alone is God.
John 5:44 NLT
The Root Behind People Pleasing Christians is that they often have a strong habit to please people. But it’s really a symptom of a deeper issue. People pleasing usually stems from a deficient sense of self-worth. Men and women seek to please others because they want to be accepted and loved. Very often, people pleasers experienced poor treatment in their childhood. So at some point they subconsciously concluded that in order to be treated well, they must make others happy.
Jesus was kind, gracious, and compassionate, but He was never a people pleaser. He didn’t always respond to the needs of mortals. Instead, He was driven by the leading of His Father. And the two didn’t always coincide. The sickness of Lazarus is a case in point. If Jesus were a people pleaser, He would have dropped everything as soon as Mary and Martha sent Him their desperate plea to visit Bethany when Lazarus became ill.
But Jesus delayed. Intentionally. Why? Because His Father had other plans, and our Lord’s sole ambition was to please His Father rather than us mortals. The Lord always knows what’s needed, and He’s always on time. He just doesn’t utilize our calculations or yardsticks. In fact, He lives in a completely different time zone. Let us believe in the value that God has placed over us and fear God not men.
Your brother in Christ,
Apostle Ashok Martin