Motivations

I Corinthians 4: 5

…He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart…


At the appointed time God will judge the very motives of our hearts. In this earthly realm we cannot see the true motivation behind the actions that we do as humans. We have learned how to dress, how to speak, how to smile in order that we may impress others. We are taught how to prepare for interviews so that we can be the best candidate for the job. We edit our resumes so that buzz words are included. We do all this to show ourselves to be something we really are not.

Imagine what would happen if for a brief moment the interviewer is given a super power in which he can read the motivation behind our actions. He would know immediately whether or not we are stretching the truth, exaggerating our strengths or out-rightly lying. I wonder how many people would have been rejected for the jobs they were offered.

The fact of the matter is - we cannot lie to God. He sees every motivation behind our actions. He knows when we are trying to impress someone else for selfish reasons; He knows when we are lying in order to cause someone else to sin; He knows whether or not we can be trusted to do the right things for the right reasons and one day he is going to reveal the motivations behind each and every action.

My prayer is that we may live our lives in such a way that when God reveals the motives of our hearts that he will find us seeking his righteousness and not our own sinful and selfish ambitions.


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