1 chron 28:9 "As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intention of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever. (HSCB)
What motivates us impacts all we do and determines the outcome. Many times we forget our motivation, when we examine the results of our actions. Yet, the motivation behind every deed, act, and choice colors and shapes the ultimate outcome. What? Ever heard of kill them with kindness? Well this is the thing, we are not being kind, we are being disingenuous, under the cloak of kindness. We are actually being mean. Then we are angry because the person does seem to appreciate what we have done for them. We forget, we were not being ‘kind’ to be kind but to be mean, covertly get a point across, or demonstrate I am better than you attitude. See God knows your heart, and sees. He does not take part in our less than authentic worship or random acts of kindness, or overwhelming urge to be charitable when we are not honest. Then when we are called out, we get a consequence, and definitely do not understand this - Acts 13:9-11 Then Saul—also called Paul—filled with the Holy Spirit, stared straight at the sorcerer and said, "You son of the Devil, full of all deceit and all fraud, enemy of all righteousness! Won't you ever stop perverting the straight paths of the Lord? Now, look! The Lord's hand is against you: you are going to be blind, and will not see the sun for a time." Suddenly a mist and darkness fell on him, and he went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand. (HSCB) Now, we do not go blind as this person does literally, but figurative we do. We stop seeing the clear picture of truth, and wear cloudy lens out of our fear, or lack of faith. Then we find ourselves distant, demanding, and defensive all unnecessarily, it has to do with our fear and our lens because our less than genuine motivation has clouded our correction….What motivates us will only be found when we answer this question earnestly with the tear stained heart – Gal. 1:10 - For am I now trying to win the favor of people, or God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ. (HSCB)…
