Please God, Not Other People
(My wife Linda in the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island)
If you are a follower for Jesus and minister to others in his name it is important for you to distinguish your ministry from your need to be liked. God likes you, and that will be enough for you once you get that inside of you. Anyone who truly follows Jesus will not be universally liked. If this gets to you and you choose to be a people-pleaser, then in those areas you will likely not be pleasing to God. Your “ministry” will be a reaction to the pleasure or displeasure of others with you. Please God first, then love others even if at times they are displeased with you.