We all have a lot of different relationships and most people expect something from us. Moses told his father-in-law that he was judging every matter small or large because the people were coming to him.
Obviously, they were coming with an expectation of getting Moses to help them. He did not want to disappoint them so he daily exhausted himself. When we do this we are pleasing people rather than pleasing God and we become ineffective. We all want people to be pleased with us, but we must also realize that they frequently have unrealistic expectations that are selfish. We cannot enjoy the moment we have if we are disobeying God in the midst of it.
Think about It
Are you exhausted much of the time due to trying to keep too many people happy?
LESSON
HH Princess Ameerah Al-Taweel keynote at Clinton Global Initiative Event (CGI) in New York
