Hey everyone, I'm Dr. Allison.

Today's scripture offers us a wiser way of being human as we step into the day.

You found yourself saying yes again.

You didn't want to, but you did.

And now maybe you're replaying the conversation, not because of what you said, but because of what

you didn't say. That thing that you swallowed, the boundary you felt and wanted to say, but didn't.

And underneath all that inner turmoil is this quiet ache, I don't even know what I actually

want anymore. If you've ever felt that, this one is for you.

Today's scripture is Galatians 110. Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings or of God?

Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.

There's a question at the center of today's passage that is both simple and unsettling.

Who are you living for? Not as a theory or as a belief system, but as an embodied practice.

Because it's possible to move through your day making a hundred

small decisions, what to say, what not to say, how to respond, how to adjust, all shaped by one

underlying instinct. Keep others happy, keep the connection, stay acceptable, please other people.

And often, this pattern runs much deeper than we realize.

It doesn't only show up in big moments, it shows up in the small ones, saying yes, when you mean

maybe, or I'm not sure, or even no, softening your tone to avoid a conflict, maybe editing your

thoughts before they're fully formed,

and over time, all of those tiny adjustments start to shape something bigger.

In psychology, we might understand this through the lens of family roles.

Many of us learned early on, often without words, which version of us helped us stay connected to others.

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