When We Don't Measure Up (Discovery Series Booklet)

We are to be guided more by God than by the opinions of others.

Living to please people for personal gain or protection is an issue the Bible addresses.   It is precisely the issue over which Paul confronted Peter in Antioch (Gal. 2:11-14).  Paul told Peter that he was "in the wrong" when he stopped eating with the Gentiles because he was "afraid" of how a group of Jewish visitors might view him.  Paul's point was simple:  We are to be guided more by God than by the opinions of others.  Many people are overloaded with and driven by guilt when they fail to please others.  In any event, a life filled with guilt over not measuring up is no way to live.  It can drain us in every facet of our being.  This booklet will provide a growing understanding of its source and offer hope for a life of rest and freedom from its exhausting grip.

Jeff Olson is a licensed professional counselor in the State of Michigan and has worked for Our Daily Bread Ministries as a counselor and a writer since 1992. He has authored a number of Discovery Series booklets (discoveryseries.org) on such topics as addictions, grief, depression, and marital abuse. He also maintains a part-time private counseling practice in the West Michigan area. Jeff and his wife, Diane, have been married since 1986 and have raised two lovely daughters. He is an avid outdoorsman.