I can't seem to get out of Matthew 6. Every sentence carries a weight and importance that I feel bound to not skim over. I am in Matthew 6:16-18 reading about gloomy hypocrites. I just read through the passages before that speak to doing what you do for God in secret or if you don't and call attention to yourself, you have your reward, and it's not from God. The reward of sympathy and attention. The reward of praise and position. The reward of accolades of men.
I currently am doing something in my personal life that is not what I really want to do. It is what I have to do. I am usually fairly good about responsibility in the home and family setting but this particular situation is going long. So I came to my space where I read and meet with the Lord and I kind of just sat down in a huff and then I turned to where I had let off in Matthew and read about fasting and the gloomy countenance that the people fasting were putting on and Jesus tells the listeners that disfiguring your face while fasting to be seen of others, you have your reward. But when fasting, anoint your head and wash your face! In other wards, get over it. Don't look for sympathy. And this stance, to carry your burden secretly with the Lord, takes faith and trust. God, bless me with those attributes!
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