Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭1‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Virtue signaling.

Doing right things for wrong reasons.

We are all occasionally tempted to showcase our good deeds. In doing so, we sacrifice a divine blessing of God for the temporary praise from humans.

Maybe news stories are always so bad we want to turn the tide. Maybe we try to get others to follow our example.

Noble rationalizations all, but they deny our basic sinful nature and obedience to God.

Humility is the opposite of virtue signaling.

Humility isn’t performative but quiet, grounded, and internal, seeking no affirmation or social score.

Our culture extols the virtues of random acts of kindness but the problem is in the random.

True humility is neither random nor planned. It’s a way of life. A spontaneous and reflective manifestation of the Holy Spirit within you every day in every situation and every opportunity.

Few things please God more than us doing right things for the right purposes.