Philippians 3: 8 What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ

We do not do things because ‘we feel like it’, or ‘it makes us happy’ or because ‘we want to’.  We do things to honor God.  When we honor God, we position ourselves to be blessed.  We go beyond the vanity of the flesh, and we operate in the more powerful, spiritual realm.  So, we choose to think about our actions and allow God to be the judge as opposed to allowing our flesh the authority meant only for God.