Matthew 6 "don't let your left hand know what your right hand is doing"
How unnoticeable are my offerings? What is my focus when I pray, give, spend, talk, serve?
If I am unsatisfied unless others notice my offering, I have really set it before myself to worship myself. If I need others to appreciate my spirituality, service, wisdom, humility, generosity, giftedness and such then my gift is not an offering to God at all but to myself.
"Watch out!" ....for what?
Pride in myself. Self-focus in what I do. Self-centeredness in how I live. "Doing" to somehow prove/earn my worth to others, myself, God.
"The true character of the loveliness that tells for God is always unconscious...if it is conscious it ceases to have this unaffected loveliness which is the characteristic of the touch of Jesus." -Oswald Chambers
Can I give without calling notice?
Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.
How unnoticeable are my offerings? What is my focus when I pray, give, spend, talk, serve?
If I am unsatisfied unless others notice my offering, I have really set it before myself to worship myself. If I need others to appreciate my spirituality, service, wisdom, humility, generosity, giftedness and such then my gift is not an offering to God at all but to myself.
"Watch out!" ....for what?
Pride in myself. Self-focus in what I do. Self-centeredness in how I live. "Doing" to somehow prove/earn my worth to others, myself, God.
"The true character of the loveliness that tells for God is always unconscious...if it is conscious it ceases to have this unaffected loveliness which is the characteristic of the touch of Jesus." -Oswald Chambers
Can I give without calling notice?
Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.
Joel, Your message on Sunday really spoke to me. I listened to it again online. Your blog is so timely and right on!!!
ReplyDeleteugh. convicting. Thanks!....I think. hehehe
ReplyDeleteThank you :). Timely indeed.... God is good!
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