There is nothing wrong with wanting to be liked.

We all want acceptance, encouragement, and belonging. The problem begins when wanting someone’s approval becomes needing their approval. Proverbs calls the fear of man a snare - a trap. When someone else’s opinion determines our peace, our decisions, or our sense of worth, their approval has started controlling us. People pleasing begins when someone else’s approval starts controlling me. The good news is that the verse doesn’t just identify the trap - it shows us the way out: trust in the Lord. You don’t have to live controlled by what everyone thinks about you when you are secure in what God says about you. Ask yourself today: Whose approval has too much influence over me? Then choose to trust God more than you fear their opinion.