If I am serving God because it is good for me…

Am I serving Him at all?

Or, to make this a little more convicting to us -

Am I “serving God” because people can see me?  [Even if it is intended to give a "good testimony?"]

Consider this quote from The Divine Conspiracy:

“The effect of both action and non-action for human approval is to push the presence of God aside as irrelevant and to subject ourselves to the human kingdom.

We may think it is okay to avoid evil for fear of being seen, for in any case we do avoid the evil.  But that only shows we have no respect for God and would disobey Him but for the opinions of others.”

In both avoiding evil and doing good, our respect should be for God alone.

(pg. 200)

What, or whom, are we serving?  Do we truly fear God?