I Do Not Have to Please Everyone

12–15 minutes

Center · Stillness

Settle in

Put the phone down. Take one slow breath, and say: “God, I am here. Speak, I am listening.”

Read · The passage

Scripture

Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Galatians 1:10, BSB

Learn · Reflection

Reflection

I Do Not Have to Please Everyone

Talk · Conversation

Talk about it

Whose approval do you chase the most, and what has chasing it already cost you?

Thank · Gratitude

Give thanks

Today I thank God that He approves of me even when other people do not understand my choices.

Ask · Prayer

Pray together

Lord, I want to seek Your approval before the approval of people. Take the fear of rejection from me and give me peace in the decisions I make today.

Begin · Application

Carry it into the day

Today, stick with one decision you know is right, even if someone does not like it, and do not apologize for it.

Scripture quoted from the Berean Standard Bible. Public domain (CC0)