Pleasing My First Love

It has slowly crept in unnoticed. It didn't bother me much because I couldn't see it. Now, God has unveiled my eyes. I admit, I've fallen into the snare of man's praise... I've become a pleaser of men.

At first, it was all genuine. All I wanted was to do everything for God. I've been studying hard so I could honor Him. I've been doing things so He would be pleased. I love God, and I just want to give Him my all. But then people started noticing me. The flesh in me loved that attention, that approval.

So it happened every once in a while. People's rejection would crush me. Getting unexpected grades would discourage me. Then I sensed something was wrong. What happened? I had to get back to the real deal.