![]() Good deeds must have good motivesA Story by Cool-Universe![]() We are warring against our sinful nature. As a result it can be very easy to start doing a good thing with pure motives and then drift over to selfish motives.![]()
Good deeds must have good motives
In my last post ( Rejoicing Essentials Part 2 ) we talked about doing good and then rejoicing in the good we have done. In this post we are going to fine tune that a little further. We need to make sure that each good action also has a good motive. Philippians 1:15 15 Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ even from envy and strife, but some also from good will In the scripture above a good thing is being done. Christ being preached is a good thing. But notice how the verse shows that a good thing can be done with pure motives or it can be done out of selfish motives. So this tells us that we must always attach a good motive to a good action. We are warring against our sinful nature. As a result it can be very easy to start doing a good thing with pure motives and then drift over to selfish motives. I need to do something to help keep those selfish motives under control. My friend gave me a picture of Jesus smiling and I put it by the front door where I see it all the time. If I am going to show someone a kindness I try to wait before I go outside. I pause and look at that smile and say I will do this to please God and I will do this to show kindness to this person. It doesn't take long. Just take a moment to do some self talk and it will help you keep on the right track. Scripture quotations taken from the "NASB" ( www.lockman.org ) © 2011 Cool-Universe |
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Added on December 27, 2010 Last Updated on January 11, 2011 Tags: motives, good deeds, deeds, bad deeds, attitude, good intentions, good works Author
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