MOTIVATION!

1 Corinthians 15:54 AMPC

And when this perishable puts on the imperishable and this that was capable of dying puts on freedom from death, then shall be fulfilled the Scripture that says, Death is swallowed up (utterly vanquished forever) in and unto victory.

 

Motivation is what makes you want to do something or try your best. It’s the reason you get up in the morning, work hard at school, help others, or keep going even when things are tough. Motivation is what pushes a person to succeed in whatever they do. In short: 

Motivation is the “push” inside you that helps you do things!

There are all kinds of motivational speakers and motivational speeches today, with so many people telling and pushing us toward that goal we think or suppose we want. Motivation is a necessary tool and skill to have in any area of society. If we deal with people, we’ll need to motivate them sometimes to take certain actions.

But our motivation—the reason why we do things—should come from a good heart and a desire to please God, not just to impress people or get rewards. Colossians 3:23 says that “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for people.” This means we should do our best because we want to honour God, not just to get praise from others.

What motivates us to keep going? What’s our motivation for getting out of bed daily and participating in all the things we do?

We all need motivation occasionally; we can’t do it on our own. It is not a case of being weak or intelligent—we are born with motivation, and we need it to go the extra mile. When we are not motivated to act but want to do something, we need that push to make a move.

Although it’s wonderful to hear someone else telling us how well we’re doing or can do, as believers, our motivation must ultimately be from scripture and the Father, not the world around us.

David declared that he is motivated to do the Lord’s delight in Psalm 40:8—truly, if the Lord does not help us, where else can we go? Nowhere! If the Lord does not motivate us to take a step, who can? No one!

The declaration of the Lord in Isaiah 49:1-3 concerning His servants should motivate us to think as David did in Psalm 73:25—that we have no one in heaven or earth who can help us accomplish what God has planned for us.

Our motivation as believers comes from the desire to have peace with God and follow Jesus’s motivational example in John 4:34 for us to be motivated in life.

The Bible is packed full of motivational speeches or verses for diverse needs.

Ezra 6 recounts the efforts to rebuild the temple, with opposition and conflict delaying the construction for 14 years. Zechariah and the leaders, backed by God’s power and encouragement, motivated the completion of the temple.

As believers, we are motivated by the Spirit of Jesus Christ to do anything we set our minds to, with the knowledge that we were created, gifted, and empowered to do anything.

Solomon’s discourse in Ecclesiastes 4 may sound futile but it addresses motivation. According to him, nothing seems to satisfy people—and it's true. From Solomon’s point of view, as believers we must understand people's motivational needs; everyone has a primary need to be helped or motivated to achieve a specific goal.

People are motivated, or moved to action, by many different things—to provide for their family, to make loved ones proud, or to accomplish a difficult goal.

We should know, as Paul did in Philippians 3:14, that what is in heaven is worth so much more than what is on earth right now. Our priorities should be motivated to sacrifice our lives so that more people would come to know the saving love of Christ.

Our prayers, according to James 4:3, must be motivated by scriptural intentions and desires, not carnal or selfish desires. Sometimes we need motivation to get those potentials in us going! Be motivated by the Lord!

REFLECTION QUESTIONS 

- What pushes you to do what you’re doing? To succeed, to show you can, or to honour someone? 

- How much of scripture motivates you to want to do better and improve? Why? 

- Who best lights the fire of motivation within you—God, Christians, books, or motivational speakers? 

- Is motivation enough to keep you focused on your goal in the face of adversity?

PRAYER: Lord, may I always remember that all my motives are weighed by you; help me to focus on your word more than on men, in Jesus’ name, amen.

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