My reward is only on Lord of worlds

Assalamoalaekum

I am sharing any ayah that inspired me today. If it is of any benefit then all praise to Allah. Oh Allah give us the sincerity in our deeds. Ameen.

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وَمَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds:
(Surah Ash-Shu'ara',26:109)

وَمَآ And not  -  أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ I ask (of) you  -  عَلَيْهِ for it  -  مِنْ any  -  أَجْرٍ payment.  -  إِنْ Not  -  أَجْرِىَ (is) my
payment  -  إِلَّا but  -  عَلَىٰ from  -  رَبِّ (the) Lord  -  ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ (of) the worlds.  - 

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I do not ask you any reward for it. My reward is only with Lord of the worlds. This was the statement of Prophet Nuh عليه السلام ,  Prophet Hud عليه السلام, Prophet Saleh عليه السلام, Prophet Loot عليه السلام , Prophet Shoib عليه السلام. And this was the statement taught to Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم in Soorah Saba ayah 47.

And this should be the statement of every preacher. Not only this should be statement of mouth but it should be statement of attitudes.

But this is difficult. Expecting from nobody but Allah is difficult. Expectations come in all different forms. I am not talking here about materialistic expectation like money, gifts, promotion in job etc. But i am pondering over expectations that happen in hearts. Sometimes in form of appreciation sometimes in form of acknowledgement, sometimes in form of assertion.

For example if i do a lot for a person then do I expect that this person listens to all my advises or agrees to everything I say? If yes, then that's an expectation in form of assertion.

Now consider a person I am doing lot for him or her and he/she never ever appreciates nor even acknowledges ever. Will I continue doing good to him? Umm that's hard. As mother or daughter i can do without appreciation but for anybody else it's hard. That's where I need to renew my intention.

Now consider a person, I am trying to do good to him or her for Allah's sake not out of love for him or her and that person niether appreciates nor acknowledge but annoys me with words or actions, will I continue on my goodness? Ummm that's really hard and that's where I need to purify my intentions. 

Now consider a person I am trying to do good but this person really harms me with words or actions. Will I continue on my goodness?

It's easy to do good to somebody who does good to you. It's hard to do good to somebody who doesn't benefit you. And it is really hard to do good to those who you get annoyed with. And it is even harder to do good to people who knowingly or unknowingly harm you physically you or emotionally.

And that's what truly gives me the idea of where do I stand when I say " I don't ask you any reward, my reward is only on Lord of the worlds."

Oh Allah strengthen our iman and help us do something where we seek reward solely from You. Ameen.