In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.- Matthew 5:16 NLT
Doing good things is not about you. It’s about honoring God. It’s always important to do good things, but it’s more important to do them for good reason. The reason is to point people to God.
It’s easy to fall prey to praise. We all want to be recognized for the good we do, but we have to be careful. We can’t believe that we do good out of our own ability to do so. It’s God that grants us the ability and desire to do good. Why? We do so, so that people will see it and see God at work. Once you truly see God at work, you can’t help but praise Him.
That’s why we do all the good that we can, while we can, and when we can. We want God to get all the praise that we can give.