TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: “Fearing people is a dangerous trap, but trusting the LORD means safety.” Proverbs 29:25, (NLT)

MESSAGE: In life, there will always be people who try to squeeze you into their mold; people who try to pressure you into being who they want you to be. They may be good people. They may mean well. But the problem is that they aren’t your creator.

They didn’t breathe life into you. They didn’t equip you, empower you or anoint you; Almighty God did! If you’re going to be all that God created you to be, you can’t focus on what everybody else thinks. 

If you change with every criticism, trying to win the favour of others, then you’ll go through life being manipulated and letting people squeeze you into their box.

You have to realize that you can’t keep every person happy. You can’t make everyone like you. You’ll never win over all of your critics. 

Instead of trying to please people, when you get up in the morning, ask the Lord to search your heart. Ask Him if your ways are pleasing to Him. Stay focused on your goals. 

If people don’t understand you, that’s okay. If you lose some friends because you wouldn’t let them control you, they weren’t true friends anyway.

You don’t need others’ approval; you only need Almighty God’s approval. Keep your heart and mind submitted to Him and be free from people pleasing!

PRAYER FOR TODAY: Father God, I come humbly to You today. I invite You to search my heart and mind. Let my ways be pleasing to You. Let my thoughts be Your thoughts. Thank You for setting me free from people pleasing in Jesus’ name. Amen

PROPHETIC DECLARATIONS: Men pleaser cannot please God and God’s pleaser will never try to please men. That’s why Apostle Paul said: “For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ”.

Galatians 1:10 (ESV). Ability to choose pleasing God instead of pleasing man is given to you. The Psalmist admonishes that “It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man”. 

Psalm 118:8 ESV. Solomon in the book of Proverbs also reveals that “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding”. Proverbs 9:10 (NKJV) Grace to seek for God’s wisdom, knowledge and understanding is released unto you.

Solomon makes it clear that “The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.” 

Proverbs 29:25 (ESV) The fear of God will swallow up all other fears in your life and trusting in the Lord shall keep you safe in Jesus mighty name. Amen.

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