Pleasing

What is your primary motivation in life?

Is it:

A)  Pleasing Yourself?

B)   Pleasing Others?

C)   Pleasing God?

Those who live to please themselves are mainly concerned about how things affect them. Whether it is the welfare of their loved ones or the environment around them—the focus is on: “How does this make me fee?”

Those who live to please others are mainly worried about how they appear to others. “Will others think I’m a bad mom? An adequate wife? A successful, bright, beautiful person? Am I worthy in the eyes of others?”

If your main concern in life is to please God—then your focus shifts to: “Are my thoughts and actions aligned with God’s plan?”

Every morning, my husband and I go over our plans for the day. Some of our plans involve each other and others don’t. Yet, we talk about it so that we can work around each other’s schedule. We stay connected throughout the day through phone calls, texts, etc. Most days unexpected things come up, and plans have to be changed. We stay available and yielding to each other.

I would like to stay available to God. I would like to stay connected to HIM all through the day. I would like to work around God’s plans.

Lord, I want to please you. I want this to be my primary motivation. I’m not there yet. My motives are divided, diluted. Adonai, absorb me into you. Fill me with your Spirit—so that I may be completely dedicated to you. If my only concern is to please you, what would today look like? I would be tuned into you asking: Lord, what is our next move? Do you have any plans that involve me?