Motivation Monday - Why You Need to Get Yourself in Motion
“It is for a greater joy that you are called to persevere in the present. It is for joy that you can get the wheels in motion to prepare for whatever is next.
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I coach so many that are in transition of one type or another. And I find myself experiencing a shift myself. I am hearing whispers of rumours that
things might be different in the future and that I need to prepare for it. It is in these moments that I need to start letting go of what has kept me in survivor mode for so long. Maybe you have not only been surviving but become stuck doing so.
You may feel stuck. But the reality is different.
You are either passionately pursuing something worthwhile ahead of you, or making a slow, steady, insidious retreat backwards.
Our faith diminishes and slowly leaks out of us, one disappointing fear-filled thought after another. What if I trust again? What if I hope again? What if things don’t work out, again? What if I lose time, relationships, opportunities, my security...again?
We cannot stand still.
We are either moving forward with faith into our future
or despairingly giving ourselves permission to move backward into
disbelief.
Incremental disbelief may be one of the greatest dangers we face.
As humans, we are wired to be motivated by reward. Even Jesus was so focused on what was ahead that he stayed the course and relentlessly pursued his mission every single day of his short life.
And so can you.
Hebrews 12:2: “We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of
honor beside God’s throne.”
He placed before His eyes the bliss we would forever share together with Him, which empowered Him to go through his agony. Instead of remaining in heaven’s glory with the Father and all the angels,
He chose you as the joy set before Him.
He desires you to the point of laying down His life so He could raise
you up to be with Him forever.He pursued you, not seeing your weakness and failures but what you
can and will be.
For Jesus, it was for joy and it can be for you too.
It is for a greater joy that you are called to persevere in the present. It is for joy that you can get the wheels in motion to prepare for whatever is next.
Root yourself in scripture, daily. Cast off the things that were part of your life in the past so you can move lighter and with more freedom into the future. Those things can be external: possessions, property, privileges. Or they can be things you have allowed to take space in your life without permission like time-wasters, apathy, and old habits.
Relentlessly pursue all that lies ahead of you.
Pursue Jesus and you will find joy in Him and His presence.
Pursue heavenly treasures and you will be less likely to be disappointed when earthly plans are cancelled.
God is on the move. He is relentlessly pursuing you every moment and gloriously intrudes on the ordinary days of your life to remind you that you were designed for this race. He not only ran the race before you but is running it right alongside you.
Get yourself in motion for that. It will be worth it. There is something new just around the corner.
Psalm 51:7 (The Message):
God, make a fresh start in me. Shape a Genesis week from the chaos of my life.
I believe in you.
Cathie