Pleasing God Will Bless Others

Jeremiah 17:5 (NKJV) says, “Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart departs from the Lord.” Wow! So, when I want to do nice things so people will like me, it actually means my heart is departing from God since I desire man’s approval more than His? Take a moment to think about that: God warns that we are cursed if our goal is to please people because there is an element of manipulation involved, which is never God’s way! Our motive in every action made by choice must always be to please God and to bring Him glory, rather than seeking the glory for ourselves.