Do you take criticism extremely personally? Do you fear rejection? Do you find it hard to express what you really feel? Do you have a hard time saying “no?”

If so, you need to listen to this!

Did you know that it is impossible to live as a people-pleaser and be a disciple of Christ our Lord? There is no way that you can take up your cross daily if you are more concerned about pleasing people than pleasing Him. If you follow Him, your desire will not be to please others, but to bless others, and there is a big difference.

In this second message in the series, “Four Things You Can’t Do,” Dr. McMahon addresses the truth that although we know we will never be able please everybody, we find ourselves living in the “people-pleasing trap,’ This happens because we all have a deep, God-given, inner desire to be liked and loved.

The enemy, if allowed, will take this God-given longing and pervert it in such a way that it winds up destroying our relationship with God, and leaving us unable to engage in deep lasting relationships with others. A longing meant to be directed toward God, when directed toward other people instead, causes us to compromise being the person we were created to be and deeply long to be, and separates us from the God who wants us to know that we are liked and loved for who we are.