“If we seek God for our own good
and profit,” said Johannes Eckhart, “we
are not seeking God.”
Seeking God merely for personal benefit is not truly seeking God at all.
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We would often be ashamed of our best actions if the world only knew the motives behind them. –François de
— François de La Rochefoucauld
“There is no end to the good that a man can do if he doesn’t care who gets the credit.”
— Unknown
The whole worth of a kind deed lies in the love that inspires it.
— Talmud
It is the motive that gives character to our acts, stamping them with ignominy or with high moral worth. –Ellen G. White…
— Ellen G. White
Other people see your deeds. God sees your motives.
Where the heart is willing it will find a thousand ways, but where it is unwilling it will find a thousand excuses.
