I can do all the right things with all the wrong motives! That is bad, but even worse is, “I can do all the right things with all the wrong motives and not even be aware of it”. A major wrong motive for me is to do things to be noticed and appreciated by people. In the New Testament in Matthew 6:1 it says, “Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them, otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven”. A gauge I use to help me see my blind spot of being unaware that my motive has subtly moved from wanting to please God to pleasing people, is hurt feelings. When I get my feelings hurt by someone who isn’t appreciative, doesn’t notice me, doesn’t value me, takes me for granted it is like a blinking ” check engine” light on the dashboard of our relatively new car, except now it is a “check motive” light on the dashboard of my soul. At the point of feeling bad because of what someone said or did I pray to myself, “Lord, my desire is to please You and glorify you, not myself.