4 Reasons to Avoid People-Pleasing

It's important that Christians understand that we can't please both God and man. So let's remember these four biblical truths:

✔ It's never right to remain silent about our Christian values for fear of offending people 

✔ It's never right to soften biblical truths to make them sound attractive to the world.

✔ We'll never make Christianity popular with the majority (Matthew 7:13-14).

✔ Persecution is part of living for the Lord.

Ephesians 5:5-10 warns us not to be deceived by empty human values because we “were once darkness, but now [we] are light in the Lord.” Therefore, we must “live as children of light … and find out what pleases the Lord.”

“Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.” Proverbs 29:25

When someone doesn't like us because of our Christian beliefs, that's proof that we're living for the Lord.

“Everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. ” 2 Timothy 3:12 

It's appropriate to care about other people's feelings, to be kind and gracious. But our first priority must always be to please God, not men.

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For more inspiration to serve the Lord faithfully, see He Sent Us Out Like Sheep Among Wolves and Blessed Are You When People Insult You.

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