Sad to say

You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father. (Matthew 5:14-16 NLT)

 Christians are expected to be good people. In fact, many non-Christians expect more from Christians than they do from themselves or anyone else. That doesn’t mean we are to act in a self-righteous goody-two-shoes way.
 That isn’t the goodness Jesus gives. Rather it is genuine goodness of the heart shown in honesty, empathy, helpfulness, and a multitude of other ways.
 Sad to say, as Christians we can take on the mistaken idea, we’re supposed to be perfect, which no one is, of course, or can be. We’re far better off just doing the best we can, honestly and humbly admitting our faults and mistakes, and then giving God the glory for anything good we do. That’s His idea of goodness.
 If you do your best and trust God for the rest, His goodness will shine through. —Rafael Holding [1]

 Goodness is love in action, love with its hand to the plow, love with the burden on its back, love following His footsteps who went about continually doing good. —James Hamilton

[1] Activated Vol 14 Issue 7