Wednesday, April 04, 2007
03:59
Please God VS Please people
Pondering over some things, suddenly this issue pops up in my mind. Is it easier to please God or to please people? Many times, we find it hard to please God, to do the spiritual stuff or give up certain areas of our live and just trust God with it. People often fall away because they want an easier way out. But after thinking through, I was reminded of 2 things:
1) You can never please everyone.
It’s difficult to cater to everyone's need. We are all created differently, the way we think, behave and all. What I like may be disliked by another person. For example when we're planning cg, if we plan it in the way that everyone play sports, there are bound to be objections from the less sporty people. There are so many people out there, we will never please enough. But for God is different. At the end of the day, there is only 1 person, whose approval will matter.
2) Pleasing people is meaningless.
Sounds like some Solomon’s saying. Haha. Seen so many people out there trying to get good results in order to please their parents and live up to their expectation. Others please people so as to gain popularity for themselves. However life is not just about that, when we keep living our life to please people, we will be tired of it gradually. The God-shaped hole will not be filled and we will somehow feel empty within. On the other hand, when we live our life for God, we have a purpose in life. Pleasing God will be such a joy rather than a task that we need to fulfill as a Christian.
Galatians 1:10 - "Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ."I want to live my life to please God. It doesn't matter whether which is easier anymore, but rather which is more worth it.