ARE YOU MOTIVATED TO LIVE FOR CHRIST ?

12/12/19

WE ALL HAVE A MAIN PURPOSE IN OUR LIFE THAT MOTIVATES US. IT IS THAT ONE DESIRE THAT SITS AT THE HEAD OF ALL THE OTHERS AND IS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND OUR PLANS, OUR ACTIONS, AND OUR DREAMS. IT CAN BE A CAREER, IT CAN BE A PLACE OF BEING THAT PROPELS EVERYTHING ATTACHED TO THAT PERFECT PLACE TO COME TO FRUITION. IT CAN ALSO BE AN EMOTIONAL PLACE, A PLACE OF SAFETY AND SECURITY. IT CAN BE A PLACE OF SPIRITUALITY. EACH ONE OF THEM CAN BE AS COMPLICATED AS AN INTRICATE PROCESS INVOLVING MULTIPLE TASKS AND STEPS….OR AS SIMPLE AS A WISH. NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE, OR WHAT YOU TRULY DESIRE IN LIFE, GOD WANTS TO BE A PART OF IT. HE HAS A DEEP DESIRE TO STAND BESIDE YOU AND LOOK OUT AT THE PATH AHEAD OF YOU. CAN YOU IMAGINE STANDING ON A MOUNTAIN TOP, GOD BESIDE YOU, AND POINTING OUT YOUR PATH WAY DOWN IN THE VALLEY BELOW. WONDERING IF HE SEES IT. WONDERING IF HE APPROVES OF IT. WONDERING IF HE WILL BLESS IT AND GUIDE YOU ? AND THEN HE TURNS TO YOU AND ASKS THE DIFFICULT QUESTION WE ALL HAVE TO CONTEMPLATE AT SOME POINT. “ CAN YOU TELL ME YOUR MOTIVATION FOR THIS THING MY SON/DAUGHTER “ ? “ CAN YOU TELL ME WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO YOU “ ? THIS IS THE MOMENT WE HAVE TO LOOK DEEP INSIDE OURSELVES AND DO ONE SIMPLE THING….BE TRUTHFUL TO GOD AND OURSELVES. YOU SEE, GOD USES ALL THINGS IN US FOR GOOD. EVERYTHING YOU CHOOSE TO BE AND DO CAN BE USED FOR GOD’S PURPOSE….IF, YOU ARE MOTIVATED TO LIVE FOR CHRIST. YOU CAN ALSO CHOOSE TO WALK THAT PATH ALONE, SHUNNING THE COMMANDMENTS AND CHARACTER OF GOD AND SIMPLY LIVE FOR YOURSELF. YOU COULD….BUT IS LIVING JUST FOR YOURSELF REALLY ALL IT IS TOUTED TO BE ? OR DOES GOD OFFER A BETTER AND MORE MEANINGFUL PLAN ?

AND WE KNOW THAT IN ALL THINGS GOD WORKS FOR THE GOOD OF THOSE WHO LOVE HIM, WHO HAVE BEEN CALLED ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE. Romans 8:28

FOR WE ARE GOD’S HANDIWORK, CREATED IN CHRIST JESUS TO DO GOOD WORKS, WHICH GOD PREPARED IN ADVANCE FOR US TO DO. Ephesians 2:10

THE WORLD TODAY TELLS US TO BE STRONG. BE SELF SUFFICIENT. GO GET WHAT YOU WANT, NO MATTER THE COST. LIVE TO BE HAPPY, NO MATTER WHO YOU HURT IN THE PROCESS.. HAPPINESS ALWAYS TRUMPS WHAT IS RIGHT. YOU ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN YOUR LIFE, AND NEVER FORGET THAT. WHAT OTHERS THINK DOESN’T MATTER BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT YOU. LOVE YOURSELF FOR WHO YOU ARE, BECAUSE YOU ARE PERFECT FOR YOU ! DO YOU SEE THE PICTURE OF WHAT THIS PROMOTES ? IT PROMOTES MOTIVATION TO BE ALL ABOUT….YOU ! THE FUNNY THING IS THAT WHEN EVERYTHING THAT COMES OUT OF JUST LIVING FOR YOURSELF FALLS APART, WHAT YOU ARE LEFT WITH IS LONELINESS AND EMPTINESS…. AND ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO ENCOURAGED YOU AND CELEBRATED YOU ARE GONE. AND ALL THE BOOKS THEY SAID WOULD HELP YOU BECOME HAPPY AND FULFILLED ARE EMPTY WORTHLESS WORDS. FALSE PROMISES, HOLLOW MOTIVATIONS, AND AN EMPTY LIFE. GOD SEES IT WAY DIFFERENTLY. HIS WAY WILL REQUIRE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT MOTIVATION. IT WON’T BE ABOUT SELF GLORY OR GAIN, BUT THE FUNNY THING IS THAT ONCE YOU SEE THE LOVE AND PROMISE OF JESUS, YOU BECOME EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO BE :)

THEREFORE, IF ANYONE IS IN CHRIST, HE IS A NEW CREATION. THE OLD HAS PASSED AWAY; BEHOLD, THE NEW HAS COME. 2 Corinthians 5:17

WHETHER YOU TURN TO THE RIGHT OR TURN TO THE LEFT, YOUR EARS WILL HEAR A VOICE BEHIND YOU SAYING “ THIS IS THE WAY, WALK IN IT” Isaiah 30:21

PEACE I LEAVE WITH YOU, MY PEACE I GIVE TO YOU; NOT AS THE WORLD GIVES DO I GIVE TO YOU. LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED, NEITHER LET IT BE AFRAID. John 14:27

GOD’S MOTIVATION FOR US IS PRETTY SIMPLE AND PURE ONCE YOU LOOK AT IT. IT IS TRULY FOCUSED ON LOVE. LOVE FOR HIM AS YOUR ONLY GOD. LOVE FOR OTHERS AND SERVING THEIR NEEDS. STRIVING AND WORKING HEARTILY FOR THE LORD, NOT FOR THE PRIZES DEFINED BY MEN. HONORING THE LORD AND HIS WAYS. REPENTING IN YOUR LIFE AND CHANGING. TURNING AWAY FROM THE THINGS YOU KNOW ARE NOT HOW HE WANTS YOU TO BE AND LIVE. YOU ARE CALLED TO THE ETERNAL GLORY OF ABIDING, LIVING, AND BEING IN CHRIST ! HALLELUJAH ! SO, THINK ABOUT IT. ONLY YOU CAN DECIDE WHAT MOTIVATES YOU. AND REMEMBER, ON OUR OWN WE ARE GOING TO FALL ON OUR FACES AND NEVER BE NEAR PERFECT….BUT JESUS IS. BE HIS, LEAN INTO HIM, TRUST HIM TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR MOTIVATION AND DECISIONS. ONCE YOU DO, THE POSSIBILITIES AND PROMISES ARE INFINITE, AND WITHOUT END. BE BLESSED AND LIVE FOR HIM/JA