by Hazel Straub
Worried and concerned about how you look to others and if they approve of you?
It is easy to get caught, trying to please people. However, the approval that is important comes from Yahweh God, our Father in Heaven. Pleasing people exhausts one, due to its demands for performance, compromise and control. It snares you into a spider web of deceit, with defeat and insecurity. God pleasing however, gives you your true identity, as you put your focus, actions, confidence and trust in him. You safely rest in the Lord, at peace because he is trustworthy and does not change. When we please God, the rewards are great.
The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever leans on, trusts in, and puts his confidence in the Lord is safe and set on high. Many crave and seek the ruler’s favor, but the wise man [waits] for justice from the Lord. (Proverbs 29:25-26 AMPC)
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Pure Glory 
Amen! I have told others for a long time that “I am not worried about pleasing man. I just want to please God!”
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By: jlrussell1212 on 07/07/2018
at 12:39 am
Praise God! Pleasing him the important thing!
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By: Pure Glory on 07/07/2018
at 9:39 am
Everything I’ve read today has come straight from the Lord, who is saying, look at Me do not take your eyes off Me, do not look down or sideways, do not even look within, just fix your eyes on Me. Thanks Hazel for the icing on the cake. L
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By: Lauren Macdonald on 07/07/2018
at 1:55 am
Lauen, God does give us a theme that really gets the point across! He speaks the same thing across the world. There is no one like our God. Fixing my gaze on him! You, are welcome!
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By: Pure Glory on 07/07/2018
at 9:42 am
You are such an encouragement Hazel, bless you. L
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By: Lauren Macdonald on 07/09/2018
at 2:24 am
Thank you! Blessings! H
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By: Pure Glory on 07/09/2018
at 8:12 am
Indeed! I want to hear Him say, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”
Blessings,
Chuck
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By: lakeside4jesus on 07/07/2018
at 2:29 am
Yes, God is our source! He rewards those who seek him. Abundant blessings! Hazel
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By: Pure Glory on 07/07/2018
at 9:44 am
Extra awesome 😊
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By: Timeless Classics -- Poetry by Ana Daksina on 07/07/2018
at 3:20 am
Praise God! 🙂 You’re welcome!
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By: Pure Glory on 07/07/2018
at 9:44 am
😘
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By: Timeless Classics -- Poetry by Ana Daksina on 07/07/2018
at 9:46 am
I finally saw this with my sister-in-law, whose ‘rules’ always change as to what makes her angry. God showed me I just need to be kind. Stop second-guessing!
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By: ekurie on 07/07/2018
at 4:40 am
Yes! When we focus on God, his love and kindness oozes out of us.
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By: Pure Glory on 07/07/2018
at 9:46 am
Performance, compromise, control==my biological heritage. Thank you, God, for my spiritual heritage!!
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By: fearlessinjesuschrist on 07/07/2018
at 5:01 am
Hallelujah! When we live in Christ, we die to our flesh and live in the Spirit of God. We are a new creation! Praise God!
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By: Pure Glory on 07/07/2018
at 9:48 am
Reblogged this on Jo Ann Maxwell and commented:
Performance, compromise, control==my biological heritage. Thank you, God, for my spiritual heritage!!
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By: fearlessinjesuschrist on 07/07/2018
at 5:02 am
Thank you for the reblog. Blessings of new identity in Christ Jesus!
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By: Pure Glory on 07/07/2018
at 9:49 am
The problem with trying to please people is that they all have different beliefs and expectations. If we manage to please one, we are bound to displease somebody else. Pleasing God is entirely different, since He is ONE, who brings peace and harmony into our life.
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By: Peter Klopp on 07/07/2018
at 5:22 am
Yes, Peter, it is impossible to please people due to their changing and shifting expectations. May please for a moment only to have another demand. Thank God that we can please him and his goodness floods our lives. We have his peace and harmony. God changes everything in our lives!
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By: Pure Glory on 07/07/2018
at 9:53 am
So very true!
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By: joseph elon lillie on 07/07/2018
at 7:42 am
Yes! God pleasing is rewarding!
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By: Pure Glory on 07/07/2018
at 9:55 am
😉
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By: joseph elon lillie on 07/07/2018
at 3:49 pm
I use to be such a people pleaser to the point where it would wear me down then I stop trying to please everyone and let God guide me and let him take control to please him alone.
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By: devotionsforteens397898956 on 07/07/2018
at 2:43 pm
Praise God for change! Pleasing God and letting him guide is such a better way to live.
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By: Pure Glory on 07/07/2018
at 3:55 pm
Amen!!!! Yes!
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By: 🌴🌺🇹🇹🌊Tammy7711🌴🌺🇹🇹🌊 on 07/07/2018
at 7:50 pm
So much better to focus on pleasing God.
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By: Pure Glory on 07/07/2018
at 9:40 pm
Yup! Not man.
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By: 🌴🌺🇹🇹🌊Tammy7711🌴🌺🇹🇹🌊 on 07/08/2018
at 7:56 pm
Yes the blessings of the Lord are the most important!
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By: Lynz Real Cooking on 07/08/2018
at 6:06 pm
Yes they are!!!
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By: Pure Glory on 07/08/2018
at 8:39 pm
Yes! That is true. Thank you for that.
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By: jmshistorycorner on 07/09/2018
at 2:30 am
You are welcome! Daddy God loves us more than we know!
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By: Pure Glory on 07/09/2018
at 8:13 am
Yes, absolutely!
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By: jmshistorycorner on 07/09/2018
at 4:08 pm
True!
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By: Missionary Girl on 07/21/2018
at 2:28 am
Yes it is!
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By: Pure Glory on 07/21/2018
at 9:08 am
In my journey I have found out how well our actions speak to our faith in God. When we leave the world behind and stop worrying about pleasing man and worry about pleasing God then our actions will eventually win those with a hard heart over to God where they belong. When I returned to church a year ago, I reunited with a guy I went to high school with. He then told me that the reason he got saved was because in high school i introduced him to God. How amazing it is when you focus on God you don’t even realize who you will reach and who’s life you will change.
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By: Tessie on 07/27/2018
at 7:02 am
Tessie, thank you for sharing. Pleasing God allows him to shine brightly in our lives. It is truly amazing what comes from focusing on God. 🙂
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By: Pure Glory on 07/27/2018
at 8:48 am
Yes. Amen. Man’s opinions are no comparison to God’s. For me God’s words are most important than someone else’s opinion. What God thinks about me is far above than what man thinks. Thanks again for sharing this. God bless you. Keep writing and posting.
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By: Nitin on 08/04/2018
at 12:30 am
Yes, pleasing God is what matters. You are welcome. Your encouragement is appreciated.
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By: Pure Glory on 08/04/2018
at 12:36 am
😊🙏
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By: Nitin on 08/04/2018
at 1:10 am
Love it💖
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By: Child of God on 08/15/2018
at 8:02 pm
Praise God!
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By: Pure Glory on 08/15/2018
at 8:05 pm
Amen! This is a message God has been speaking on my heart. I am not a people please. When I did that I became weary! and people are not the one who has say over my soul. or my life either! God bless you and thank you for this post!
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By: Michelle Stokes on 08/24/2018
at 6:22 am
Michelle, you are welcome! It is very draining trying to please people but so liberating to please God who is our Creator and satisfies our inward being. Abundant blessings, as you please God!
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By: Pure Glory on 08/24/2018
at 7:19 am
Amen and God bless you! Thank you for those Words of Wisdom!
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By: Michelle Stokes on 08/24/2018
at 7:39 am
You are welcome!
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By: Pure Glory on 08/24/2018
at 8:19 am
Proving to other people is now becoming a problem…. nice words.
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By: Life_Long_Elation on 08/24/2018
at 9:50 am
Thank you!
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By: Pure Glory on 08/24/2018
at 10:35 am
You are so right! Our focus should always be on how Jehovah God views us in our efforts to please Him. 1 Corinthians 10:31 says, “Therefore, whether you are eating or drinking or doing anything else, do all things for God’s glory.” When we do that we receive many blessings and avoid many pitfalls.
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By: heatherjo86 on 09/04/2018
at 2:41 pm
Yes!!!
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By: Pure Glory on 09/04/2018
at 10:32 pm
I live everyday just to please my Father! Sometimes naturally you do find yourself slipping up into old human habits – it’s important to recognise that and find freedom in Christ from that which holds you captive! ❤
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By: Diane on 09/11/2018
at 3:40 pm
Yes, it is important to recognize slipping into old habits and finding freedom in Christ! Thanks for commenting.
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By: Pure Glory on 09/11/2018
at 4:11 pm