but for grace...we would be so motivated but for grace...we would have no other reason but for grace...enabling us in our weakness to do what we could not otherwise do -- enabling us to do the uncelebrated and the unlovely but for grace...we would not be serving a king from a heart of gratitude but for grace...we would not be changed, when this is our natural course
perhaps our tendancy to be this way is why Jesus said we should not let our left hand know what our right hand is doing when we do a good deed
I definitely think it's a danger, to serve others to be well thought of or feel better about yourself. As a Christian, I pray that my service is to serve others in the example of Christ, but it doesn't always work that way, if I'm honest.
Isn't one's ego always self-inflated? I mean, I could tell Tim all day that he's doing a great job, but I just don't see him getting a big ego from it.
I guess that's why I've always had trouble with being recognized for whatever I may have done. When I do something for the Lord, I feel it cheapens it if I am given any credit for it. If I'm expecting praise for what I'm doing, I need to seriously ask what my motives are in doing it.
but for grace...we would be so motivated
ReplyDeletebut for grace...we would have no other reason
but for grace...enabling us in our weakness to do what we could not otherwise do -- enabling us to do the uncelebrated and the unlovely
but for grace...we would not be serving a king from a heart of gratitude
but for grace...we would not be changed, when this is our natural course
perhaps our tendancy to be this way is why Jesus said we should not let our left hand know what our right hand is doing when we do a good deed
convicting quote -- b/c it is easy to be this way
mom~ster
I definitely think it's a danger, to serve others to be well thought of or feel better about yourself. As a Christian, I pray that my service is to serve others in the example of Christ, but it doesn't always work that way, if I'm honest.
ReplyDeleteIsn't one's ego always self-inflated? I mean, I could tell Tim all day that he's doing a great job, but I just don't see him getting a big ego from it.
ReplyDeleteI guess that's why I've always had trouble with being recognized for whatever I may have done. When I do something for the Lord, I feel it cheapens it if I am given any credit for it. If I'm expecting praise for what I'm doing, I need to seriously ask what my motives are in doing it.