Living to Impress Others or Please God?
Several times in Jesus' teaching, you'll notice that Jesus warns his listeners about the danger of doing good things for the wrong reasons.
Whether it be giving (Matthew 6:2), praying (Matthew 6:5), or fasting (Matthew 6:16), Jesus repeats the same idea: you can either do good things to impress people around you, or to please God.
One comes with the temporary reward of an ego boost. The other comes with an eternal reward from God Himself.
Today, let's focus on living to please God alone, rather than getting caught up trying to impress others with our good deeds.