Have you had your JOY JUICE? Don’t worry about what other people think; drink it faithfully and shine with the JOY of Jesus.
People-pleaser or God-pleaser?
Most of us want other people to like us, don’t we? We find ourselves bending over backwards sometimes to please others! Why do we do it? I guess it’s human nature to want approval. But that’s no excuse for us to make ungodly choices…just to be a people-pleaser.
The only one we need to please is God. He’s the only one who truly knows the “real” us. “ Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart”, God says in Jeremiah 1:5. This kind of “knowing” leaves nothing out! He knows our good and our bad; our strengths and our weaknesses; our shortcomings and our potential.
PERFECT??? NOT!!!
We’ve been talking this week about how God chose Jeremiah for an important, specific role. Was Jeremiah perfect? No…and neither are we. But God has a plan for each of us, too. When God looked at Jeremiah, he didn’t see perfection; what He saw was a man with the right heart. He had faith in God and he had a deep desire to please Him. (footnote in Joyce Meyer’s Bible, page 1147)
A heart of JOY...
Do you have the right heart? One of love and faith in God? Do you desire to please God above all else. Let’s strive to be God-pleasers, not people-pleasers. Seek and find the JOY of the Lord by realizing that God knows you, loves you, approves of you and is ready to use you as His chosen instrument.
Today I encourage you to please the Lord by drinking and sharing the Joy Juice of Jesus!
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