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Today's Word 03-25-25 The Downfall of Pleasing People · The Early Morning Praise Party w/ Sherry Mackey

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  Speaker 1: It's your early morning praise party. I am a Sherry Mackie,
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  Speaker 1: and it's time right now for today's word. Today the
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  Speaker 1: downfall of pleasing people First, Samuel fifteen twenty four says
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  Speaker 1: in the Message translation, Saul gave in and confessed, I've sinned.
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  Speaker 1: I've trampled roughshot over God's word and your instruction. I
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  Speaker 1: cared more about pleasing the people. I let them tell
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  Speaker 1: me what to do. You know, Saul was the first
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  Speaker 1: king of Israel, y'all. He wasn't raised in wealth, he
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  Speaker 1: wasn't raised in influence, but he was suddenly thrust into
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  Speaker 1: a position that he never even dreamed possible for himself.
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  Speaker 1: That and I'll encourage somebody right there. Well, he started
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  Speaker 1: out doing what God asked him to do, but over
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  Speaker 1: time he made the mistake of letting what other people
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  Speaker 1: thought in how he would be accepted influence his decisions. Finally, y'all,
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  Speaker 1: after God gave him a specific instruction, he sailed to
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  Speaker 1: fully obey. Y'all, he compromised and then made excuses before
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  Speaker 1: admitting he did it for fear of the people. Because
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  Speaker 1: Saul was a people pleaser, he ended up losing the
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  Speaker 1: entire kingdom see. The problem with living image driven is
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  Speaker 1: that you can't please people and please God all at
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  Speaker 1: the same time. Sometimes God will ask you to do
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  Speaker 1: something that's simply not popular, something that other people won't understand.
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  Speaker 1: That your friends may not accept, that your family may
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  Speaker 1: not understand, that your co workers will look down on you.
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  Speaker 1: Don't you dare be a pall or don't be a
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  Speaker 1: saul when you know God has told you to do something,
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  Speaker 1: to say something. Stay true to your purpose and refuse
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  Speaker 1: to compromise. Don't let people pleasing be your downfall and
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  Speaker 1: cause you to lose your kingdom. Be more concerned about
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  Speaker 1: how God sees you than how people see you. Allow
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  Speaker 1: Him to lead and guide you and order your steps.
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  Speaker 1: He's the one who really matters. Our Father, God, in
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  Speaker 1: the name of Jesus Christ, thank you that we don't
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  Speaker 1: have to let other people squeeze us into their molds.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you that you speak to us with direction for
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  Speaker 1: our lives, and your approval is all that we need. God,
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  Speaker 1: We're not going to be pressured into compromising what we
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  Speaker 1: know is right to do. In the name of Jesus.
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  Speaker 1: Now that's your word for today. Take it apply it
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  Speaker 1: to your everyday life. And you can need to be
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  Speaker 1: encouraged and inspired. It's your early boy praise party. I
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  Speaker 1: am share reemckey