Matt. 6:1
"Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven."
From whom do you seek your reward? Your peers, your family or maybe someone you look up to in your life? Do you look for the words of appreciation when you do something good for someone? Are you upset or frustrated when you have given your time or money to someone and invested in their life and yet there is no gratitude or thankfulness in response? This is so easy for our flesh to fall into. To seek the reward from those around us, to be noticed by others for our "good deeds" instead of looking to our Father for our reward. The Bible says that if we practice our acts of righteousness before others, that's it! That is all the reward that we will get. How sad. Look for creative ways this week to give, pray and fast for other's in your life in secret. And in the secret place with your Father.....look for your reward. It will be great! On earth and in heaven!
Awesome Blog! I see the natural pull to be better "Christians" while people are around, especially other Christians who expect us to be more righteous, but it's in those times when we are alone or with our unsaved friends that our character will show through. Who are we really and who are we trying to impress? It's got to be more about Christ and less about me. Great blog Joy!
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