Heart, not actions.

God showed me something really cool yesterday, and I wanted to share it with you. It is simple, but here is it…

When we are focused on our actions, we will always have ulterior motives.

Isn’t that brilliant? God does not want us to focus on our actions because it leads way to pride, legalism, insecurity, doubt, worry, stress, etc. Instead, we are to focus on our heart! When we believe in God and give him our heart, our actions line up.

Never focus on the fruit. Focus on the seed. One seed produces many fruit. When we try to alter our actions, it is it is like trying to care of all the fruits hanging on a tree. Our heart represents the seed. If we give it to God and let him care for it, we will naturally produce good fruit and only have to care for one thing.

In my own life, I have learned that when I try to focus on my actions, I end up doing way worse than if I would have just given up control to God. Not only that, but I am normally focusing on my actions because I am being driven by pride or fear. When I give control to God, I do amazing because it is God doing good in me.

If you want to learn more about this, read Galatians. And if you want to cliff notes version, read Titus 1 or Romans 7-8.

Food for thought,

Austin Bevere