Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
------Romans 12:21
Sometimes I do things for the wrong reason. I do things because of what people would think of me if I do not. I also do not do things because I worry about what people may think of me. I feel like many people struggle with this. I hear about lots of people that play sports just because there family wants them to or they use the sport as a social event. If you are doing something that you do not enjoy just because someone else wants you to, do not do it. If you believe something just because that is what other people believe, don't.
In all that you do, even if it is bad, if you are doing it for the right reason, personally, I think that is good. If you do something good, do it for the right reason. Even good things, do not do them if you are just doing them for attention. Don't do things just to be liked by other people. Do things because you actually want to. If you truly believe in your heart that it is good and you want to do it, do whatever it is.
I miss out on things for the wrong reasons. There are things I want to do, but don't. There are people I want to help and things I want to say, but don't because I do not want people looking at me or judging me for what I have to say. Many times I don't want to talk to people because I am worried they will not want to talk to me.
So today I pray that we will not miss out on things for the wrong reasons. Today I pray all of our actions will be genuine and for the right reason. I pray that if we make a mistake it will be for the right reason. I pray that if we do not do something it will be for the right reason.
Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your father in heaven.
-------Matthew 6:1
