We all like to be liked.
But that raises questions.
Doesn’t the Bible instruct us to serve others by putting their needs before our own?
If so, where is the line between being a pleasant person and being a “people pleaser”?
The boundaries can be murky.
In high school, my wife Jean once said yes to three different boys who asked her for a date on the same night.
Dr. Mike Bechtle, a writer, public speaker, and communications expert, had trouble telling his children no because he wanted them to like him.

Jim Daly is a husband, father and President of Focus on the Family and host of its National Radio Hall of Fame broadcast. His blog, Daly Focus, is full of timely commentary and wisdom designed to help you navigate and understand today’s culture. His latest book is Marriage Done Right.