I will never forget the day when my doctor told me that I had a health condition that was related to being several pounds overweight. My body was not functioning properly and part of the remedy was to lose weight. Prior to this confrontation, I had not given any thought to weight loss. As far as I was concerned, I was OK. But once it became apparent that my health was in jeopardy; it was not long after that I joined a weight loss program.
Motivation comes in many different forms. Regardless of it character, motivation is an intangible force that propels you from one state of being to the next. The goal of motivation is to empower an individual to take action. As mentioned above, a health issue became a motivating factor in my life to lose weight. While this same event could have yielded a response of resistance, there was something timely about my doctor words that resonated within me and set me on the right path.
It is my prayer that when life presents us with circumstances that call for action, that we would be motivated to do what is right and good. Part of our memory verse for the week holds that we were”…Created in Christ Jesus to do good works….” God has a way of orchestrating events in our lives that cause us to stop, take notice, and act. If we yield to the authority of His Word and seek his counsel through prayer, we will be primed to respond appropriately for ourselves and the good of others. Don’t miss an opportunity to do good – allow the word of God to motivate your life.
~Tammy Peoples
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Tammy, thank you for sharing your story. :)
This chapter made me really stop and think about what I really want. I am at a crossroads where I can go in many different directions. While all of the paths could lead to successful lives, I find myself wondering if I am considering them because I want to do it or because others want me to do it.
I have been finding myself extra stressed and tired lately trying to figure out how I will accomplish everything. I am simply trying to do too much. Even when I pray now for God to lead me in the right direction, I need to focus solely on what He wants for me.
I agree with you, Camille. I have been doing some soul searching myself and trying to remain focused on what God wants me to do. There are so many things that I (Big screaming capital "I") want. And sometimes, I am really afraid to hear what (else) God wants from me even though I KNOW that God's plans ALWAYS work out so well and things just slip into place. So I am excited about how these 40 days will challenge me and the clarity I will have when it's over....
I was in high school when the phrase "Go Hard or Go Home" became my mantra for life! At the time I used it to inspire myself to do well both academically and in the varsity sports I played, but when I read this chapter along with the blog I began to question where this motivation/drive was really coming from. I think for a long time I was operating out of a need to achieve out of fear that I otherwise would be rejected by my friends and family! I am hoping that by the end of the 40 Days of Purpose I will have a renewed sense of purpose for which I can "Go Hard or Go Home" where fear is not a factor!
I like the focus of this message...and in reality I think that most of us fall into the catagory of "praying for what we want" instead of "praying for what God wants for us". It's amazing how much day to day life can alter our relationship with God. I'm guilty of it...and i think alot of people are.We focus on what everyone else thinks of us and what everyone else wants us to do that we wind up going to God and asking him to grant us those prayers to help with the purpose we want to create for our lives. We tend to ignore what God wants our purpose in life to be. I'm anxious to see where this 40 day journey takes us...I've already started having a paradim shift in the way I view purpose and what God wants my purpose to be in life...
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