What’s your motive?

Lately the Lord has had me checking the posture of my heart in every area to make sure my motives are pure. The Bible says in Proverbs 16:2 “People may be pure in their own eyes, but the Lord examines their motives.”

I always want the Holy Spirit to have access to my heart. Even if I think I have the purest of motives, I want to always submit it to Him because He’s the One that truly examines our hearts.

Jeremiah 17:9 says, ““The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is? But I, the Lord, search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve.””

Having any other motive towards others such as, manipulating, being deceitful, etc. is not pleasing to God (Romans 8:8).

Sometimes, we’re actually unaware that our hearts may not be completely pure towards God, ourselves or others. That’s why it is SO important that we invite the Holy Spirit in constantly to examine our hearts. A heart submitted to the Holy Spirit is a healthy heart. We also submit our hearts through scripture.

Hebrews 4:12 says “For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.”

The Word of God is powerful & if we allow it, it will show us where we operate in flesh & where we operate in Spirit. So what are the right motives? The right motive is when we do things only to please God.

1 Thessalonians says “Our purpose is to please God, not people. He alone examines the motives of our hearts.”

We want pure motives because we want to love like Jesus.

Proverbs 4:23 says, “Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.”

If we don’t live with pure motives, we walk down a path that is not pleasing to the Father. But when our hearts are pure before Him, we are able to represent Him so well to others & He gets ALL the glory!

Thank you for reading! Be blessed.