Quit trying to please everybody

When we worry about what other people think, we let them control us. We waste a lot of time and energy trying to figure out what other people want us to be. Then, we waste a lot of time and energy trying to become like that rather than just being what God made us to be. You're manipulated and controlled by somebody else.

Worrying about what other people think is dangerous because we're more likely to cave in to criticism. It means we don't always do the right thing; instead, we do the thing that everybody wants us to do.

And we're in danger of missing God's best because we're so worried about what other people want us to do that we can't stop to think about what God wants us to do.

Fact 1- You cannot please everybody.
Fact 2- It's not necessary to please everybody.
Fact 3- Rejection will not ruin your life.

Quit trying to please everybody! Remember that nobody can make you feel inferior unless you give them permission.

The Apostle Paul says, "If God is for us, who can be against us?" (Romans 8:31 TEV) This means we can think like this: "God likes me, and I like me; if you don't like me, then you've got a problem. If God likes me, who cares that everybody doesn't approve of everything I do."

Remember, nothing you ever do will make God love you less. Nothing you ever do will make God love you more. He loves you completely right now.

Words of encouragement:
"Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe." (Proverbs 29:25 NIV)
"What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?" (Romans 8:31 NIV)

Another good message from Rick Warren! I just want to encourage you, don't let others dictate your next move. Seek God's wisdom, understanding, knowledge, discernment, love and ask for Him to reveal the next move. We tend to try to make things happen on our own and fix things on our own, when the Bible teaches "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." (Matthew 6:33 NIV) You have to understand you can't do it on your own and you can't please everybody, but we can lean on God for help and understanding!