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  I have done the same thing in friendships. No matter what I do or don’t do NOTHING was ever good enough. I had to come to realize that my focus should be on God and He may be telling me to let the friendships go or simply be as they are. Real friendships withstand all things when they are centered around God. It is hard to let go without feeling rejected but letting go is key to trusting the Lord.
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• I have been disappointed recently, when a friend did not return the love or value the relationship in the same way I did. It hurt when I was only contacted when they needed something. When I am trying to make someone else happy, it usually makes me miserable. I’ll remember this verse when I catch myself seeking approval others. Thanks again!

• Wow! Thank you for this post. I do focus too much time on trying to please others and not enough time trying to please God. Then, I get sad and depressed because I have this need to please other and win their approval. I will mediate on Galatians 10:1 today and every day, so I keep my focus on the Only One that truly matters. God bless you! Thank you so much! XO

• Wow….thank you for posting this. I can tell you that for the past 14 years of my life I have been trying to gain the approval of my husbands parents. I have been beaten down and even questioned my marriage over my feelings of never being good enough for them. Today a light bulb has gone on in my mind. I know I am good enough for The Lord! I am ready for all the hurt to leave and the healing to begin. Thank you so much!!!

• Such a great reminder for us all. I ask myself often “what is my motive here?” It doesn’t take me long to realize which direction I am headed.

  I pray all of our motive today are driven from a place of Christ and His love.

  Blessings,
  Fran

• Yes I do look for others approval and validation. Yes I have experienced the hurt of people not approving me after trying so hard to please them. It’s crushing. I have to remember who I should really be looking to for approval and validation. I have to keep reminding myself.

• I love your 2-minute Tuesday posts! Thank you! This topic is one I am continually aware of and have to pray about. For many of us, validation is important. We use that validation to feel worth, loved and even to manage our fear of losing something like a job or relationship. At one point in my life I remember crying to God about how unloved I felt because I didn’t “receive” the validation I needed from someone. I heard that sweet whisper that simply said, “I know. I feel that way too because so many of those I love ignore me and only use me for what they want.” It was a powerful insight for me and one I’m reminded of even after 30+ years.

  • So true, felt this way most of my life.

• This has been something I have done for as long as I can remember. Even has a child, I can remember trying to please others. I realize how very selfish it is, but seem to stuggle almost daily with this. For me, I believe this very ‘people pleasing’ thing that I do, has been one of the main causes for not staying close to God. It has really hit me hard that not only has it hurt my relationship with God, I also see now that it was making everything I did or said about ME. What I wanted, how I wanted to feel, how I needed to be treated….my prayer is to start seeking God in all of my decisions, and I believe he will use me and I will feel validated and loved by Him.

• I too struggled with people pleasing. It does leave a vacant hole that seems to never fill. I realize how divisive this has been in my relationship with God. Right now I continue to recover from this weakness, in prayer and in listening to the still, small voice. My motivation is to become closer to God and to bring my child closer to Him. The thing I didn’t see before is that I was passively teaching my child to do the very same thing – please people. The thing I desire and need most is God, and that is what I truly want to teach my child, a lifelong love and reverence for God.