But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: Matthew 6:3 KJV
The secret to a blessed life is always in that hidden place, beyond prying eyes or inquisitive minds. It must be as personal as your left hand not knowing what your right hand is doing. Sounds almost impossible since both hands belong to the same body taking the decision, but with God, the secret to all of His treasures is in the knowledge of how he works and what he blesses. Not everything that the world applauds is His pleasure; you get to know what he likes by seeking out what He wants from you and doing it the way He directs.
The decision to impact or bless lives is first personal. I am yet to see where God forces a person against the exercise of his/her free will. The decision to impact or bless lives is also based on knowledge. How would I know how to live right if I do not seek out the right kind of knowledge from the One who knows all things? And when I have sought and found it, I must seek to obey the instructions that come with that knowledge.
So, whatever it is my hands find to do, I must be conscious of the HOW and the WHY behind those actions. The glory of God and the promotion of who He is must underpin the HOW and the WHY behind what I do. As I seek to impact lives, I must not do it for selfish motives or the praise of men. These are temporary and of no eternal value. Doing things God's way is the only way that guarantees that all will end well and that eternal rewards wait at the end of the endeavour. You do not want to get to the end of your life and discover that you had pursued the wrong things. His time of favour is here.
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