There really is a lot of joy that is to be experienced by being completely honest with other believers. I'm realizing that it's naive of me to think it gets easier with time to be honest. I've been thinking a lot about what motivates me lately.
I am motivated to get along with my wife because I don't like conflict and it's a lot easier for me to love her when we're getting along. I am motivated not to sin because I know sinning is bad. This has lead me to be prideful about my ability to distinguish right from wrong.
God really spoke to me this last weekend. These are terrible motivations. I should be motivated to be do right in my marriage and personal life out of a love for God. Jesus should overflow through me. My motivation was wrong. Not sinning...that's "right", but not sinning because of recognizing what it says to the God of the universe is an even better motivation.
I want to do what's loving, because it's right.
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