I Can't Please Everyone

Hi Gorgeous!

How are you doing?

I wanted to let you know that I am so proud of you.

I don’t know if anyone has told you this recently but

YOU are doing amazing!

That thing you are going through, the one you don't want to talk about. I pray that you find comfort, guidance, and healing.

I took a trip last week with some unforgettable people

and I actually knew what I wanted to write about the second I got a window seat on our very questionable plane ride.

I want you to take a look at what exactly my view was.

How many houses do you see?

How many cars do you see?

How many people do you think live in each home?

According to Google there are around 7.8 billion people in the world.

Ok, why do I care??

EXACTLY!

This brings me to my point

Why do we care so much about what other people have to say?

I often find myself asking 3-5 people for advice before I actually do something. As I was looking out of my window I realized that it is actually insane that I would want to please everyone around me.

What I wear,

What I do,

What I don’t do,

What I drive,

What I type,

What I post,

Where I study at,

And the list never ends.

It’s so mind blowing that we actually put so much stress upon ourselves trying to please essentially 7.8 billion people.

Over the years I have learned that people will talk when you do bad and will talk 10x more when you do good.

Moral of the story is… PEOPLE are going to talk.

I am guilty of having a terrible day and complaining to all my friends.

But what I have noticed is that every person will say something different.

Let me break it down for you:

You could take the same situation to 20 different people and you would have 20 different responses. Some may even change their response a few days later.

But take that same situation to God and he will give you the same response yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

I once heard a preacher say stop handing scissors to the wrong people, meaning we have to stop asking for opinions from people who have never been where we want to be.

God never promised us a life without troubles but he promised that if we believed

we may have peace in him.

I don’t know if I am the only one that has tried to please others but the relief of "accomplishment" will only last for so long..

Until another percentage of that 7.8 billion comes around.

If I'm being honest I didn't know how to word all of this but I just felt like someone needed to hear this, and it may have been me.

Find peace in what you believe in, do what you think is best, stop trying to please everyone because you will never finish, and lastly, pray even on your good days.

Repeat after me,

I inhale who I am, I exhale who I am not

My courage is more powerful than doubt

Everything will work out

I am fearless

I have peace

I believe in me

Until next time,

Elizabeth