y: Author Unknown
An ancient story is told about a father and his son who were walking
along a road one day with their donkey. Soon they met a man who told
them how foolish they were to walk when they had a donkey that could
be ridden. So the father and son hopped on.
They hadn't gone very far when another man criticized them for both
riding on the donkey. They were too heavy for it, he contended, and
were being inhumane. So the boy got off.
It wasn't long before a third traveler accused the father of being
inconsiderate because he made his son walk while he rode. So the two
switched places.
Soon they met another person who charged that the son was not being
thoughtful of his father, who was so much older than he.
When last seen, the two were trudging down the road carrying the
donkey.
There is an old rock song that says, "You can't please everyone, so
you gotta please yourself." Whom do you try to please? If you listen
to the crowd and try to dance to their tune, you will always be
frustrated. If you are overly sensitive to the opinions and
criticisms of others, you will end up carrying a needless burden of
guilt and inadequacy. And if you just try to please yourself, you
will become egocentric and selfish.
That's why as Christians, we seek to please God, not other people.
Paul wrote, "For me, to live is Christ!" Ultimately, our
accountability is to God. "We are not trying to please men but God,
who tests our hearts" (1 Thessalonians 2:4).
An ancient story is told about a father and his son who were walking
along a road one day with their donkey. Soon they met a man who told
them how foolish they were to walk when they had a donkey that could
be ridden. So the father and son hopped on.
They hadn't gone very far when another man criticized them for both
riding on the donkey. They were too heavy for it, he contended, and
were being inhumane. So the boy got off.
It wasn't long before a third traveler accused the father of being
inconsiderate because he made his son walk while he rode. So the two
switched places.
Soon they met another person who charged that the son was not being
thoughtful of his father, who was so much older than he.
When last seen, the two were trudging down the road carrying the
donkey.
There is an old rock song that says, "You can't please everyone, so
you gotta please yourself." Whom do you try to please? If you listen
to the crowd and try to dance to their tune, you will always be
frustrated. If you are overly sensitive to the opinions and
criticisms of others, you will end up carrying a needless burden of
guilt and inadequacy. And if you just try to please yourself, you
will become egocentric and selfish.
That's why as Christians, we seek to please God, not other people.
Paul wrote, "For me, to live is Christ!" Ultimately, our
accountability is to God. "We are not trying to please men but God,
who tests our hearts" (1 Thessalonians 2:4).
