All a person’s ways seem pure to them,
but motives are weighed by the Lord (Proverbs 16:2)
Dear Father,
A rare person is intentionally evil, but most of us believe that our intentions are good. We are not good as self-examination. But you know our true motives and you know that in our fallen state there is selfishness baked into even our "purest" motives and I seriously doubt that such can be fully extricated from our motivations.
But I pray that, by the power of your transforming Spirit, you transform their motives to become less and less infiltrated with selfishness. Help them to recognize the signs of selfishness. Help them to become skilled at self examination and self-correction, without becoming so self critical that they are robbed of the joy of living in your grace. And help them to discern your motives and purposes so that they can better conform theirs to yours.
Amen
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