What is more important for you, to please God or to please others?

Question

Please explain why and give particular situations... What are the advantages and disadvantages of pleasing God than pleasing others and the other way around? Thanks!

Answer 1

Please others. Assuming heaven and h**l exists, I won't care even if I sell my soul as long others reach heaven. God can s***w himself, I value imperfect humans more than someone who has everything.

Answer 2

God always comes first. Any time you put someone or something else above God, you have stumbled off the right path. God wants what is best for you. Even your closes friends and family cannot love you and provide for you as He does. Your friends know the things of the world. God knows the things of eternity.

Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.

         And in Your book they all were written,

         The days fashioned for me,

         When as yet there were none of them.

-- Psalm 139:16

God knew you before you were even born and planned your life for you. You can follow His plan or you can create your own plan.

Answer 3

To please myself.  Pleasing others is a peripheral benefit.  Gods aren't real.

Answer 4

None of the above. That I simply live and enjoy life exactly as I am.

I'm not out to please anyone.

Answer 5

Why would I want to please a non-existent being??

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Answer 6

I'd rather please others because I get the personal satisfication that I helped someone who needed it or just for the heck of it.

Why would I want to please something that isn't there?

Answer 7

God exists into my soul. If my soul is pleased, God too is pleased. So my pleasing is not just a pleasure but a combination of good deeds and no harm to others.

Answer 8

Others.

Reason 1: I'm more certain they exist.

Reason 2: Sometimes I get retribution.

Answer 9

sorry but i'm selfish like your god. I just like to please myself.

Answer 10

Myself, I don't particularly feel I have to please anyone. You come into this world alone you leave alone why waste what little time we have on this earth worring about what others think of us. God---well thats another subject all togeather. What really would please "GOD" do any of us really know? I have a hard time putting my faith in other peoples ideas of what a god, if there is one really wants from us. People are so trusting these days. Make your own way, don't rely on anyone other than yourself.  

Answer 11

To please others... because I won't what doesn't exist!

Asking why I believe that he doesn't exist?

http://ageofserpents.blogspot.com

Answer 12

To please God, my creator  and the lover of my soul.

Answer 13

To please myself

Answer 14

i would so rather please the Lord. i mean heres a verse lay up treasures in heaven because all things on earth rust or fade and were your treasure is there your heart may be also. God created me we dont' have to give back to God he doesnt' get anythign out of us, He's God i mean come on He doesnt' need our little gifts to Him,its makes me feel great to help others because thats what pleases God and it makes all three of us happy,God,others, and i get such a satisfing feeling when i help out people and share the word of God with some one, i would do anythign for God, He blesses me soo much, this is just how i show i appreciate him and show that i'm sooo super thankful for all that He has done for me

Answer 15

Pleasing God is more important. Though caught up in this world it is easy to lose the eternal perspective. It is easy to slip into selfishness. Charity though pleases God so in that sense you can do both and that is the best feeling in the world.

Answer 16

god is a ghost...my landlord could throw me out.....mmm..landlord.