Approval Syndrom
THREE PROBLEMS PEOPLE PLEASERS BATTLE
• You obsess about what others think.
• You are often overly sensitive to criticism.
• You have a hard time saying “no.”
Proverbs 29:25 NIV Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe.
Galatians 1:10 NLT Becoming obsessed with what people think about you is the fastest way to forget about what God thinks about you.
Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant.
FACTS ABOUT THE DISEASE TO PLEASE
. John 12:42-43 NIV… But because of the Pharisees they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; 43for they loved human praise more than praise from God
• The approval of God sets us free from the disease to please!
1 Thessalonians 2:4, 6 NIVOn the contrary, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel. We are not trying to please people but God, who tests our hearts. ... 6We were not looking for praise from people, not from you or anyone else …
