My Intentions Matter

12–15 minutes

Center · Stillness

Settle in

Put the phone down. Take one slow breath, and say: “God, I am here. Speak, I am listening.”

Read · The passage

Scripture

Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.

Proverbs 4:23, BSB

Learn · Reflection

Reflection

My Intentions Matter

Talk · Conversation

Talk about it

Think of one good thing you did this week: what was the real reason behind it?

Thank · Gratitude

Give thanks

Today I thank God for caring about my motives, and not just about how things look from the outside.

Ask · Prayer

Pray together

God, search my heart and show me when I do good just to be noticed. Teach me to help out of love, even when nobody finds out.

Begin · Application

Carry it into the day

Do one good thing in secret today, and tell nobody about it.

Scripture quoted from the Berean Standard Bible. Public domain (CC0)