Unpleasing the World

In recent days, I have been troubled by the people around me, their needs and demands from me, people both from work, family and friends, have all been pulling every inch of me from wherever they could grab on. To be honest, it was rather very taxing.

I have been having difficulties in terms of how to split my time to cater to everyone's needs and demands for my attention. At times, I fear that giving them all of my time would take me away from my time with God. How do I deal with this? That has been in my mind of late.

Always, I wonder what it would be like to serve, to have a ministry, or even how my church pastor works his way around the people and still get to spend time with God, his family, and the needs of church members, and yet still being able to stand strong. I know it ain't easy...

The truth is, we are not sent here to please any men. That was the lesson I had to learn. Well, actually it was more like getting a scolding from God.

Have you ever fear about losing the people you care about? Ever scared that they might just decide to stay away from you or somehow 'unfriend' you?

The thing is, we are here to serve others, to love others and to share, spread the Gospel, we are doing all this for the glory of God, and not to attain more friends, or get more 'likes' like what Facebook or any other social media offers.

"For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ." - Galatians 1:10

I remember just last weekend, I was doing the PA system in church, and there was a lack of communication among the musicians during that day. I remember crying out to God about the situation I was suddenly plunged into; which was in the middle of two opposing sides. I never like to be in the middle. Nor do I like the miscommunication that was going around. I just know that I had to cry out to someone, and that was my Father in Heaven. For this ministry is His ministry and it is God's church and His people.

I could still see it so clearly like it was only yesterday, the two things that God placed in my heart that day, one being that I was not to please any man, but to please God. When I heard this in my spirit, I knew what I was afraid of was ultimately wrong. You see, I was afraid of displeasing any one party, but because of what the Holy Spirit prompted me, I took the risk of loosing everyone, my fellow worshippers, my fellow musicians... and even the ability to face the pastor. But if I were to keep it to myself at that moment, what would the consequence for not voicing out be? I am guessing that it would still continue on.

The other thing that God has placed in me was the fact that I might lose all my friends in near future.
Am I still nervous? Yea, I am still human after all. But I know for sure that God is with me by His Holy Spirit, and that He would never allow me or anyone to go through something they are not ready for.

"Greater is He who is in you, than he who is in the world" - 1 John 4:4