1 Corinthians 16: 14 NIV – Do everything in love.

Do you ever stop to evaluate your motives? In our key verse, we are instructed to do everything in love. Bad motives can’t achieve well in the end (A bad motive can’t achieve a good end; double-talk brings you double trouble. – Proverbs 17:20 MSG). Good motives may not always be perceived as intended. We can’t control a lot in our lives but we can control our inputs and the motives behind them.

What does a bad motive look like? What does a good motive look like? I think all of us could come up with different responses. I encourage us all as we go about our day to evaluate our whys. May we always keep our “Y” with Yahweh in mind, which is another name for Lord or Jehovah (“I am Yahweh” Exodus ‭6‬:2‬ Legacy Standard Bible).

Let’s pray. Dear God, Thank You for giving me the gift of ambition. I desire for all my motives to come from love. Help me to always keep my “Y” with Yahweh in mind. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.