Did you know that people-pleasing is actually a sin? Galatians 1:10 (NASB) says this:
“Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.”
Ouch.
I’ve been a people-pleaser my whole life. As a first-born, I’ve always wanted to do the right things and make the best choices so that others would accept me, and growing up, I struggled to find the right fit of friends. I tended to change who I was depending on the people I was hanging out with at the time.
After marrying my husband, the Air Force took us many different places, and again I found myself struggling to discover my true identity. I wanted to fit in with my Bible study girls but I also wanted to hang out at the club on base with other friends. The inner conflict was real as I attempted to discover exactly who God made me to be.
Read the rest of this post at Planting Roots where it was originally published.