Do you remember the feelings when you first became a Christian? Life seems so beautiful, so happy, you are so spirited and passionate to do GOD’s will, feels like there is nothing on earth could make you stop loving GOD. But as time gone by, we often forget those feeling of first love toward GOD. Maybe we get bored to do what the Holy Bible commanded us to do, maybe we no longer feels GOD’s love for us, maybe we are persecuted, etc. Many things can take away those ‘first love’ we had.
Strong motivation are needed to stay focus as a Christian, it can make us strong to bear the burden of this world, it helps us to focus on GOD, not the trouble we had. Here are 5 motivation that keep me strong as a Christian :
1. Love, Faith, and Hope
1 Corinthians 13 : 8
“Love never fails. Now if there are prophecies, they will be done away with. If there are tongues, they will cease. If there is knowledge, it will be done away with.”
1 Corinthians 13 : 13
“Right now three things remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.”
Love is the strongest motivation there is, when we love someone we will do everythings for him/her, we will endure everything that come in our way. Love is the main reason GOD created us, GOD had proven how much HE love us by sacrificing HIS only son (John 3 : 16). When we love GOD – for GOD had love us first – we will do everything to please HIS heart, nothing can stop us loving GOD.
So does faith and hope, when we have faith in Jesus we will do what HE said no matter what, even when what HE tolds us to do sometimes doesn’t make sense at all, but we had faith that Jesus would never plan something bad in our life (jeremiah 29 : 11). Hope is something we expect to get when we do something, hope will keep us doing things even if we don’t see the result yet.
2. Gratefull for GOD’s grace
1 Thessalonians 5 : 18
“In everything be thankful, because this is God's will in Christ Jesus for you.”
GOD always love us no matter what, HE gave us life, air to breathe, health, food, friend, every good things in our live. Be thankful for HIS love and what He gave to us. Imagine if GOD doesn’t give us air to breathe anymore, we would have died. Our life should be a proof that we are thankful to GOD (by doing good things according to GOD’s will). That way we will stay focus doing what the Holy Bible commanded us to do, for GOD too stay focus giving us everything we need to stay alive.
3. You’re not alone
1 Peter 5 : 9
“Resist him and be firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.”
Loneliness can kill even the most motivated person, but knowing that we’re not alone in doing what Jesus want in our life makes us strong to bear the tide of this world. Even more, together we can learn and do a lot more than doing things alone, 1 horse can pull 2500 pounds but 2 horse can pull 13500 pounds.
Hebrews 10 : 24 – 25
“And let us continue to consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another even more as you see the day coming nearer.”
Together we are strong because we ecourage and help each other to be strong in Christ. We always have someone to remind us how GOD’s love us, to help us in hard time, to pray for us.
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