Our desire to do great things for God is the biggest hindrance to intimacy with him. It’s why:

• Abraham and Sarah birthed Ishmael;
• Moses murdered the Egyptian;
• And Saul built a monument to his own honor.

We think of our service to God as our sacrifice for his glory; but God wants our lives not our sacrifices, he wants our hearts not our heroism. ~Sam Williamson. Our Biggest Problem Is Our Heroism