Am I doing it for the right reasons?

And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

Colossians 3:17

Do you or people you know ever do things that they say are the right thing but in your heart you very well know they are bad? Every single day the world does things only to boast about how good they are doing or how what they are doing/do improves the way of life, etc. Do you ever get tired of seeing these so called acts of kindness and/or goodness?

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

1 Corinthians 13:4

Every day it seems that I see many acts being done to glorify oneself (I am no stranger to doing this same thing either) instead of God. We must remember that all good comes from God.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

James 1:17

And to think it comes from us is insane. We were created by God, not by man. So therefore we must follow the examples of the Hypocrites during Jesus’ days on earth, but to give all the glory to God.

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Matthew 6:1-2

Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another

Galatians 5:26

Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name

Psalm 29:2a

In closing, I just want to say I am guilty of wanting and trying to get the glory for myself for when I do right or do an act of kindness. I wish though that that the world sees that it God, Our Heavenly Father that should and will get the glory ultimately. Today I will pray for this ability to always give God the glory and to give it with love.