Always Seek To Please God

Always Seek To Please God

SEEK TO PLEASE GOD

The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. Lamentations 3:25

A middle aged polygamous man was saddled with the impossible chore of pleasing his two wives. One of the wives was old and the other was young. Each of the wives claimed to love him very much and desired to make him look as they liked. Now the man’s hair was turning grey, which the young wife did not like as it made him look too old for her husband. So every night when she combed his hair, she would pick out the grey hairs from his head. The elder wife on the other hand loved to see the husband’s grey hair because it made him look his age and she did not like to appear older than her husband. So every morning when she combed the hair of her husband, she would take out as many black hairs as possible from his head. With each wife ‘lovingly’ trying to turn the husband into the kind of man they liked, the husband soon found himself completely bald.

The lesson is simple. If you accept everybody’s view of who you are supposed to be, you will end up losing what you have. You can’t please everybody. If you try to please everybody you will lose your true identity. The only one you must seek to please is God.

There are many people with good intentions for you, but none of them know your purpose and destiny. You can’t live your life on the advice of friends and loved ones. Go to the scriptures and find out the ways of God. Spend time in prayer to find out what the Lord wants you to do. Nurture your own walk with God so that you can hear His voice. Seek the Lord with all your heart and you will find His will for your life.

Prayer: Ask the Lord to guide you on the path He has chosen for you, and empower you to live for His glory and purpose.

Scriptural Reading: Lamentations 3:22-25

Always Seek To Please God