MOTIVATION

[macuser]

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      God considers not the action, but the spirit of the action.
Peter Abelard (1079–1142)
     
      God does not care
What good you did
But why you did it.
He does not grade the fruit
But probes the core and tests the root.
Angelus Silesius (1624–1677)

      God strikes at the core of our motivations. He is not interested in merely applying a new coat of paint, imposing a new set of rules. He wants to rebuild our minds and give us new values.
Erwin W. Lutzer (1941– )

      God values not your deeds, but how they are performed;
He does not view the fruit, only the root and core.
Angelus Silesius (1624–1677)

      It is not what a man does that determines whether his work is sacred or secular, it is why he does it.
A. W. Tozer (1897–1963)

      Man sees your actions, but God your motives.
Thomas à Kempis (c. 1380–1471)

      Many a solo is sung to show off; many a sermon is preached as an exhibition of talent; many a church is founded as a slap to some other church. Even missionary activity may become competitive, and soul-winning may degenerate into a sort of brush-salesman project to satisfy the flesh.
A. W. Tozer (1897–1963)

      Not all people can be driven by the same stick.
Arabian Proverb

     Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will, we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.
François, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)

      When the will is ready, the feet are light.
George Herbert (1593–1633)

      Where the heart is willing it will find a thousand ways, but where it is unwilling it will find a thousand excuses.

[Moss]

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Some good quotes there. I like Kempis, God sees our motivation.

Is there a wrong motivation for doing works? YES.

Matthew 23  1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples: 2 “The scribes and the Pharisees are seated in the chair of Moses.[a] 3 Therefore do whatever they tell you, and observe it. But don’t do what they do, because they don’t practice what they teach. 4 They tie up heavy loads that are hard to carry[c] and put them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves aren’t willing to lift a finger[d] to move them. 5 They do everything[e] to be observed by others: They enlarge their phylacteries[f] and lengthen their tassels.[g] 6 They love the place of honor at banquets, the front seats in the synagogues, 7 greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by people.

[macuser]

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Hi Moss

Silesius's statement is intriguing, "He does not grade the fruit." Isn't the fruit of all works the product of the Holy Ghost? That's why I think Silesius hits the nail on the head, there will be many that can not see or hear, their calling is up to the Holy Ghost not us.