Christian discipleship

The Right Motive
Proverbs 16:2 states, “All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight, but the Lord weighs the motives.”
We can do all kinds of things with good intentions, principles, and values, but if our motives do not align with those of our Lord, they stem from the flesh. God is the one who draws people to Himself (John 6:44), and I have learned to be more attentive to what He is doing and to align my motives with His. I used to act because others did so, because of pressure, or even to emulate those I admired. Serving the Lord should be a joy!