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February 15

What Motivates You to Do Good?

Let's also think about how to motivate each other to show love and to do good works.

—Hebrews 10:24

Most of us want to do good things. We are interested in the well-being of others and are motivated in that interest in a variety of ways and for a host of reasons. For some, doing good comes naturally. Compassion and empathy motivate our spirits. God's love then pushes us to do even more.

For others, a sense of social activism drives the desire to take on humanity and do good deeds. Some of us feel compelled to do good things because of our social position or status in a community. We do good, but our hearts are not necessarily in it.

What makes the difference? The key is to see if any of the motivation for what we do comes from love. How much do you have to think about the good things you do? How much do you expect in return? How much publicity and ego-boosting do you want about the things you do? Let us choose to do good in any way that we can for those in our midst today.

In the Flow

Lord, there are people in real need all around me. Help me love them enough to do what I can simply because you have made it possible for me to act and because of my love for you. Amen.