A Warning to Galatia

So I was skimming around the New Testament, looking for something pertaining to Christian Service, when I came across something that struck me as especially useful and prevalent.

" ⁷Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. ⁸The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. ⁹Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. ¹⁰Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers. "--Galatians 6:7-10

This passage warns the people of Galatia (and ourselves) of a few things.

1. Verses 7 and 8 show us that despite our best acting efforts, God will know whether our hearts are really in the right place when we perform some sort of service. What's even more terrifying to realize, is that if we are doing something in order to fulfill one of our own desires or wants, our returns (destruction) will be given to us solely by those same desires and wants. Whereas if we are doing something in order to please the Spirit, our reward will be given to us by the Spirit.
2. Verse 9 gives us some comforting truths though. It says that at the "proper time" we will receive our rewards if we do not give up. I believe that the proper time that Paul is talking about refers to our time in Heaven. Matthew 6:1 says ¹"Be careful not to do your 'acts of righteousness' before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven."
3. Verse 10 gives us summative instructions for what we should do once we've established our faith in the previous verses. It tells us that we are to be the light for people as we are given the opportunity to do so, especially towards those who share our faith. This also points towards unity in the Body of Christ, as pulled together by our deeds.

I think that in order to ensure that our Christian Service doesn't fall prey to just being another requirement to graduate, we need to apply this, as well as Love to our life.