There are times we just do things out of habit or maybe even sometimes we do them to gain praise from someone. I want to be able to say the reason I do things is because I do them for the Lord.
I must confess that is not always the case, but I want it to be. I sometimes act so selfishly. Let's face it we all like to be liked by others. That isn't always going to happen in this world. There will be times when we are misunderstood. There will be times when people will question our true motives for doing things.
There is something deep within us that drives us. If we are believing in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior our motive for doing good things should be to bring Him glory, honor, and praise. We are told in the Word to love the Lord with all of our mind, body, soul, and our entire being and we are to love others as ourselves. Our motive in serving others should be to show the love of Christ to others and let them know that we are serving them because Jesus loves them and He wants us to show His love to them through us.
That last sentence kind of made my head spin a little bit, but the point is we need to let others know that Jesus loves them so much that He chose to die for them on the Cross. When we serve others we need to let them know our motive for serving them is because of Jesus Christ and all that He has done for us and for them.
I remember the other day I was working at the Grocery Store where I tend to the produce section and a man came up to me. I recognized him and asked him how he was. The man told me he had a long winter. I mentioned that my church family and I have been praying for him and he thanked me. We had a nice talk and I encouraged him that the Lord would help him. In that brief encounter he mentioned his son wanted nothing to do with God or church. I told him I would pray for his son.
During that conversation I definitely felt the Lord's presence there at that moment. My motive in that moment was to serve the Lord by encouraging that man and in turn I felt encouraged. The Lord wants to use us to encourage others and lead them into a deeper relationship with Himself.
Are we allowing the Lord to use us for His Glory?
What is our motivation?
I pray that my motive would be to serve the Lord and point people to Him. I am just an unworthy servant trying to do what the Lord would have me to do.
Lord,
Help us to know what our motive is.
Help our motives to be pure and God honoring.
Lead us and guide us to where You want us.
In Jesus name we pray,
Amen.
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