Becoming A Person Of Influence (cont.)

Becoming A Person Of Influence (cont.)

In the book of Galatians chapter one, we find that Paul was a person of influence.

In the last part of vs. 24 we see that Paul influenced the Galatians to recognize and worship God.

Let me ask an important question.

Who is worshiping God today because of your influence upon them?

How was Paul able to be such an influence in their lives?

How can we become a person of influence to those around us?

By being a God-Pleaser not a People-Pleaser

Paul became a man of influence because he knew the difference between trying to please people and trying to influence people.

He knew the difference between being a people-pleaser and being a people-leader. Vs 10

It goes without saying this is far easier said than done.

We don’t like to rock the boat too much. We don’t want to unnecessarily stir things up. We want things to go along as smoothly and simply as possible. We don’t like people getting mad at us.

Consequently, if we are not careful it is easy to get more concerned about what other people think of me than what God will think of me.

In your job you might be torn between pleasing your boss or pleasing your God. At home you might be torn between pleasing your God. In your personal life you may well be torn between pleasing yourself and pleasing God.

God is really the only one that you are able to please.

To be continue!