God reminds us in Scripture over and over that we often don't recognize the motives WHY we do what we do on a daily basis. Jesus reminded us that some people even do the RIGHT things for the wrong reasons, because of wrong motives! He said THIS about the religious leaders of His day: "For they loved human praise more than the praise of God" (Jn 12:43). God even teaches that sometimes the reasons our prayers aren't answered the way we want, is because we're asking with the wrong motives: "When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures" (James 4:3).
Gr8.8 Reflex:
Why do I have the goals that I have in life?
Why do I want to become what I'm currently wanting to become?
Why do I treat people the way that I do?
Why do I want this type of success?
Do I care more about what people think or about what God thinks?
What in my actions demonstrates the answer?
Prayer: Ask God today to examine your heart. Ask Him to reveal any ulterior motives in your life. He will! Ask Him to purify your motives and give you a pure heart. Great freedom comes in surrendering our motives to God!
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