Are you pleasing God or people?

I am reading a book by Lou Priolo called "People Pleasing" and here are a few things to think about...
1. He fears the displeasure of man more than the displeasure of God.
2. He desires the praise of man above the praise of God.
3. He studies what it takes to please man as much (if not more than) what it takes to please God.
4. His speech is designed to entice and flatter others into thinking well of him.
5. He is a respecter of persons.
6. He is oversensitive to correction, reproof, and other allusions of dissatisfaction or disapproval on the part of others.
7. He outwardly renders eye service to man rather than inward rendering sincere (from the heart) ministry to the Lord.
8. He selfishly uses the wisdom, abilities, and gifts that have been given to him for God's glory and the benefit of others for his own glory and personal benefit.
9. He invests more of his personal resources in establishing his own honor than he does in establishing God's honor.
10. He is discontented with the condition and proportion that God has appointed for him.

Nevertheless many even of the rulers believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they were not confessing Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue; for they loved the approval of men rather than the approval of God. (John 12:42-43)

My prayer today is that I would be more concerned about pleasing God.

I will post more about this topic but in the mean time ask yourself "is ever right to please people?"