[No More Mixed Motives]( Current Teaching Series [Strategies for Stressful Times]( [Listen to Today's Broadcast]( [No More Mixed Motives](
By Rick Warren â 12/11/2023 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Email](mailto:?subject=I'd%20like%20to%20share%20a%20Daily%20Devotional%20from%20Pastor%20Rick%20with%20you&body= âI am not trying to do what I want, but only what he who sent me wants.â John 5:30 (GNT) What motivates you to get up in the morning? To go to work? To study hard? To serve and give and love others? To keep going when life gets stressful? If you donât want to be fighting stress all the time, you need to know your deepest motivation. Why is that? Because mixed motivations will leave you feeling like youâre being pulled in different directions. Jesus said, âNo one can serve two mastersâ (Luke 16:13 NLT). Even God canât please everybody. When somebodyâs praying for it to rain, someone else is praying for it to be sunny. As a pastor for 42 years, I knew that I was always disappointing somebody, because people often have different expectations. I canât please everyone, and neither can you. The Bible says the fear of man is a trap. It will capture your heart and mind and cause you to stumble. Thatâs why Jesus said in John 5:30, âI am not trying to do what I want, but only what he who sent me wantsâ (GNT). Jesus knew who he was trying to please. If youâre not trying to please God, then in all likelihood, youâre trying to please a bunch of people. Itâs a lot easier and less stressful to decide youâre going to please Godâbecause whatever you do that pleases God will always be the right thing. This is why Jesus was so stress resistant. He was only trying to please one person. Whose approval are you depending on for your happiness? Who are you still trying to please? For some, itâs a parent who never showed approval or encouragement. For others, it may be a boss whoâs impossible to please, no matter how hard you try. But you are not a victim. You are as free as you choose to be. Nobody can pressure you into meeting their expectations without your permission. When you live for an audience of one, you wonât be controlled by the fear of rejection. Instead, youâll be motivated by love and free to be the person God made you to be. [PLAY todayâs audio teaching from Pastor Rick >>]( Talk It Over - When you try to please Godâand no one elseâhow do you experience more emotional and mental freedom?
- In what specific ways has your stress been caused by trying to be a people pleaser? If you think it hasnât, look deeper!
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Message 2: How To Be Happy No Matter What Happens
Message 3: How to Trust God When You Don't Like the Changes in Your Life
Message 4: How to Keep Your Tank Filled Instead of Running on Empty
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