Your happiness in life has a lot to do with which one of these questions is more important to you.

What do people think of me?

Who has God made me to be?

If you are like me, you’ve spent too much time worrying about what people think of you. Sure it’s important to be a good person and earn respect. But there are some people who will go out of their way to misunderstand you. You can’t please everyone.

Within reason, we should work to have a good reputation. However, we can’t let small opinions from small minds derail us from big goals.

Recently, I’ve dedicated myself to being who I believe God made me to be. Finding out what talents I’ve neglected in the past, getting rid of negative attitudes, and concentrating on doing what I can do to bless others. It’s simple, but it’s not easy.

My natural inclination is to care too much what people think. Some of you lean the other way. You may be excessively proud of how little you care what people think. But be careful you aren’t just using that as an excuse for a having bad attitudes or behaviors.

I’m confessing here, I’m going to need God’s help. I want to focus on being all God wants me to be, for my family, for my church, with my friends, and at my job.

What about you?

I encourage you to make a decision today. Determine which means more to you.

What do people think of me?

Who has God made me to be?

-Tom Wise