Tag: people pleasing

• Paul and Codependency

  3I care very little if I [Paul] am judged by you [the Corinthian church] or by any human court; indeed, I do not even judge myself. 4My conscience is clear, but that does not make me innocent. It is the Lord who judges me.–1 Corinthians 4

  bradshawjoel

  August 8, 2025

  1 Corinthians

  1 corinthians 4, bible, codependency, codependent, devo, fear, jesus, manipulation, opinions, people pleasing, relationships

• The Opinions of Others

  1Once safely on shore, we [Paul and his companions] found out that the island was called Malta. 2The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all because it was raining and cold. 3Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire, a viper, driven out by the…

  bradshawjoel

  April 6, 2025

  acts

  acts 28, bible, christian, codependent, devo, faith, God, heart, hope, jesus, opinions, paul, people pleasing, perspective, trust, value

• Two Big Temptations [1-minute read]

  6I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— 7not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ….10For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of…

  bradshawjoel

  November 20, 2023

  Galatians

  bible, christian, compromise, devo, faith, flesh, galatians 1, God, heart, jesus, paul, people pleasing, salvation, Spirit, temptation, trust