People Appreciation Is Not Your Treasure, Human Approval Is Your Treasure

When people pleasing is a way of manipulating a situation to satisfy your craving for human approval, you're sending a message that God is not your treasure. Or what about caring about a good reputation or the danger of others speaking well of us? If we are living to magnify the worth of God by being satisfied in him, then we will sense the difference between wanting a good reputation for ego gratification and getting rich.