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How do I stop living by everybody else's expectations?

How do I stop living by everybody else's expectations?

Name the primary responsibility God has entrusted to you today, and give one honest, kind limit where you cannot say yes.

“For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ.”
Galatians 1:10 · WEB

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