Our Being behind our Acts Of Doing

This morning when the sun still to show up the brightness of its rays I was been moved by God to wake up and struck me in the book of Proverbs chapter 21 verses 2-4. While pondering in His word, God is whispering me in the stillness of his voice saying, is your motives by doing is on the right track and in accordance of the desires I want you to be? Many times we think that our doing seems to be right in the eyes of other people and think that God honors it by doing so. Our thoughts inflicting us that we have done a lot of right and good things, but in the end our convictions realize that God looks to the heart of the matter. His word says, "People may be right in their own eyes, but the Lord examines their heart. The Lord is more pleased when we do what is right and just than when we offer him sacrifices. Haughty eyes, a proud heart, and evil actions are all sin".--Proverbs 21:2-4 (NLT). Have you ever been wondered "why we do what we do?". You and I barely think of it, right? We help others who are in need, attending church, giving offering, taking care of someone, etc. But the question is why do we invest our time, effort, resources, even our talents such stuffs as these? We may stop and pause for a moment the real reasons behind why? Are we doing it out of a pure heart or are there any underlying selfish motives? Or for worst, are we doing it because of pride or guilt? What is our disposition then when other people see us as a good person by doing so, for personal or professional reasons? Surely, none of us think of it to inspire by others for such motives. However, we observed others driven by such motives rightfully or suspiciously. Many times we are like that but failed to recognize it that God considers the attitude of our heart. Now, as to my convictions, why we do what we do is simply because we choose to obey God and that is the desires of God that He really wants us to be dependent on Him by obeying his commands not wanting for something in returns. We do it because we want to show God that we love Him and we want to know God better. I've been reminded in Colossians 3:17, "And whatever you do, whether in word or in deed, do it all in the name of Jesus, giving thanks to God the father through him".

Have you ever checked your heart? Your motives? -- Your being behind your acts of doing. If not, God knows and sees any desires that stirs within our heart.