Are you waiting to hear from God, or are you doing your own thing?
Acts 1:4 And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, ”which,” He said, ”you have heard from Me;
When we speak to God, and ask what we should do, He will answer us. He will let us know exactly what He wants us to do to serve Him. Many times we do not wait for the answer, but go out and do our own thing. We become anxious to do something good, and end up doing something that is not even God’s will. It draws a lot of attention from people, and they , lift us up on pedestal and that feels good so we just keep it up, not what God wants but brings praise from men.
Talk to God and ask Him what your next move should be, He will answer and when He does you will know it is Him.
Jesus commanded the disciples to stay in Jerusalem until they were filled with the Holy Spirit. They needed to wait to hear from God before they set out to do God’s work. Because God’s work is perfect, and does not draw much attention from the world, unless you’re looking for persecution.