Pharisaic Religion

I think I might be a Pharisee. Not on purpose, but merely by a series of simple compromises. According to Timothy Keller's definition I might have slipped deeply into serving God out of a Pharisaic motivation: "Despite all their legal righteousness, then, Pharisees have lives that are, if anything, more driven by the despair of sin. They build their sense of worth on their moral and spiritual performance, as a kind of resume to present before God and the world...Pharisees know deep down that they are not fully living up to those [standards]. They are not praying as often as they should. They are no loving and serving their neighbor as much as they should. they are not keeping their inner thoughts as pure as they should. The resulting internal anxiety, insecurity, and irritability will often be much greater than anything experienced by the irreligious." wow. How often can we find ourselves in this cycle? I think the danger lies in the fact that since we have experienced a very real conversion experience, and maybe even many fulfilling moments since in our Christian life, we can begin to place our value on the standards of being devoutly religious, finding our identity in those things. As time evolves, our motivations, even if they lead us to the same intended results, have the power to cripple our spiritual life. A motivation to gain approval before God and men that leads us to "acts of intimacy" with God is still fundamentally flawed. To base our identity on service to God, or even the amount of time spent in prayer and the Word can only create spiritual pride or spiritual faking. Our identity must be firmly rooted in the unmerited grace of Jesus Christ, changing our motivation and putting a heart within us eager to love and serve God. I am struggling right now with really understanding where I sit in the equation. I know the sincerity that rests in my heart, but I also know all the other junk that lives there too. I need a fresh outpouring of grace to check my motives. Simple Application: What are your motives? Are you creating spiritual pride and spiritual faking?