Many people have ideas of what God desires from us. They are not shy about speaking their opinions. Most of these ideas are derived from their opinions about what God is like. For instance they may believe that God is peace, so He wants us to live in peace with each other. Unfortunately these opinions are biased toward what we want God to be, rather than what He is.
James 1:27 clearly explains what God really wants for us. It says, “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this; to visit orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself unstained from the world.” Simply stated, God wants us to do good things for others and to keep ourselves pure from the wicked influences in the world. In other words, God wants us to have pure hearts and clean hands.
Reluctant Retiree 