Right motives
This weekend, at church, I had the opportunity to meet and hear the stories of some very amazing people. People who's lives have changed because of CHRIST. One of the thoughts that was brought up was that you don't have to have the right motives to do the right thing.
Think about it, a teen goes on a missions trip to hang out with friends. While there they are overwhelmed by the experience and find themselves broken at the foot of the cross. A young women may go to a church thinking that she could find a "nice" guy there. She may find herself at the same place as the teen.
In my case my hubby and I found ourselves on the edge of breaking away from our vow to remain married for life. We knew that we couldn't continue the way we were. We started counseling, and when he was asked why we were there he just said he wanted peace in the house. The counselor pushed a little further and asked if he wanted anything more out of the marriage and he said he would just be fine if we would stop fighting. He agrees with this statement so I can post that the only reason he went to counseling with me was that he didn't want a divorce on his life resume.
In these three situations the heart of the person may have been focused on the wrong thing but it put them in the right place. I will always live by the idea that GOD never misses an opportunity. When we are in the right place HE has the ability to change our motives.
Think about it, a teen goes on a missions trip to hang out with friends. While there they are overwhelmed by the experience and find themselves broken at the foot of the cross. A young women may go to a church thinking that she could find a "nice" guy there. She may find herself at the same place as the teen.
In my case my hubby and I found ourselves on the edge of breaking away from our vow to remain married for life. We knew that we couldn't continue the way we were. We started counseling, and when he was asked why we were there he just said he wanted peace in the house. The counselor pushed a little further and asked if he wanted anything more out of the marriage and he said he would just be fine if we would stop fighting. He agrees with this statement so I can post that the only reason he went to counseling with me was that he didn't want a divorce on his life resume.
In these three situations the heart of the person may have been focused on the wrong thing but it put them in the right place. I will always live by the idea that GOD never misses an opportunity. When we are in the right place HE has the ability to change our motives.
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