A Lesson Learned: The Lies (Part 2)

Last week we talked about the first of the two lies that we as parents face and we and learned that we CANNOT do everything well. This week we’ll discuss the second lie:

  • We can make everyone like us and approve of us.
This one is a tough one for me. I’ve already shared with you about my need for approval and affirmation. I want everyone to like me. I want to please everyone. For goodness sakes, I get my feelings hurt when someone honks at me while driving!

 

The sad truth is:  we are never going to make everyone happy. There will always be someone who disproves of the way we do things (believe me…this sensitive girl has had to get some thicker skin in the blogging world). If we do one thing to make one person happy, the exact same thing will infuriate someone else. There is simply no winning when it comes to people-pleasing.

 

That’s why we should aim to please God in all we do. After all, it’s His opinion that counts!

“Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.” -Galatians 1:10

Do you struggle with wanting everyone to like you???

7 Comments

  1. This! “That’s why we should aim to please God in all we do. After all, it’s His opinion that counts!” It’s taken me many years to get to this point but I believe I am there now…finally!

  2. I can very much relate!! I go to great lengths to avoid conflict. While I feel I’m getting slightly better, I continually struggle with people pleasing. I read a wonderful book by Beth Moore called “So Long Insecurity”, a challenging book that helped me to see myself as God sees me.

  3. Jenae

    These posts have really come at the perfect time for me. Don’t underestimate what the Lord is doing through you!

  4. I can so relate to this. It’s especially hard when you’re going along, doing your best, and people decide to be mad at you for what seems no sensible reason. It does leave my heart feeling a bit bruised.

  5. This comes to me right after a couple of family members loudly voiced their unsolicited opinion that I should not let my son ride his bike to school. My husband approved and thought it was safe. But now their fears have taken hold of me. My husband thinks that me deciding to ride with him & his friend is just giving in to my family again. I prayed for my son & trust God, but now I don’t know if I was being foolish to let him go.

  6. This is such a great post. If only I could take hold of this verse daily…minute by minute!!!! Thank you for sharing your heart…and by the way I REALLY like your blog and have used many ideas from it for my little ones!!!

  7. Thank you for this post. I too feel that I need affirmation and sometimes it means more to me than pleasing God. I appreciate your blog and the ideas I use for my kids!

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