Relational Reset: 7 Days To Unlearning The Habits That Hold You BackSample

 Silence Insecurity

It’s easy to fall into the trap of doing what others desire of us rather than what God demands. This is particularly true when we are insecure in our relationships. In Galatians 1:10, Paul writes, “Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people?” Notice how he emphasizes the question by asking it twice. Who am I trying to please? Maybe I want my boss to notice me so I get the promotion (or at least keep my job), so I agree to doing something I know is unethical. Perhaps I don’t want to lose a friend, so I verbally agree with her on everything, even when I don’t agree in my heart. To be concerned about careers, friendships, or anything more than God is to replace God with an idol. And it does nothing for relationships, because people- pleasing simply can’t ease insecurity. 

Why do we care more about what other people think than what God thinks? Why would we want their praise over the praise of the Creator of the universe? Insecurity. 

I want to be in the business of pleasing God, and the only way to do that is to place my security in Him alone. By doing so, I can be in a right relationship with Him as I work on resetting relationships with others so that they become more like what He created them to be. 

Learn to be a better spouse, neighbor, and friend tomorrow when you start your Relational Reset today.