I want to do the right things for the right reasons. Not because someone will judge or someone else will wonder. Not because of tradition or pressure. Not because I'm afraid or embarrassed to do anything else. And not because it's what people expect. I want to do his will. But that is what I struggle with most, knowing what his will really is. Not his will according to the Catholic Church, but his will.Amy Harmon
About This Quote
The idea of doing what is right for the right reasons is one of the most complex of all. The Catholic Church has brought up this idea for centuries, but no one has ever seemed to understand it completely. They believe that you do what you do because you must get into heaven, but there is no reason why you must get into heaven. There are plenty of reasons why you should get into heaven, but none of them are biblical.
This quote really captures how difficult it is to know what God's will really is, and how that struggle can be so frustrating. The purpose in being in heaven isn't so that you can have everything in your life have have been in order in some way. It's so that you can be happy in every aspect of your life.
That happiness comes from doing what God wants, not what humans want.
Source: From Sand And Ash
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