Where is my motivation?

The reason that I started this blog was to not only keep track of the things that God is teaching me, but to share them with others in the hopes that they might not make the same mistakes that I have, or that they would learn something that I didn't even realize.

So this week I was challenged to think about something that seemed pretty simple to me. Where is my motivation for what I'm doing? Am I living my life to reflect the Kingdom of God, or to try and benefit myself? Answering that question requires taking a step back from my own life and evaluating how I interpret and react to everyday situations.

Colossians 3:23-24 "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.."

It's a simple command, but it's also something that is almost lost in our world. Doing something that doesn't directly benefit me seems like a lost concept sometimes. If I'm going to help an old lady cross the road, or buy the lunch for the person behind me it's a hopeless attempt at making myself feel better unless I'm truly doing it to show God's light. I'm sure you're familiar with the phrase WWJD (What Would Jesus Do). Well I had my eyes opened when a speaker talked about that phrase and he brought up the very good point  that I'm not Jesus! (crazy right). So maybe instead of WWJD we should be thinking what would Jesus want me to do in this situation, and am I doing it because I love Him? Not quite as good of an acronym I'll admit, but I feel that it more accurately describes my capabilities, but it doesn't exactly stop there.

Sometimes I find myself sitting in class thinking about why I even showed up that day.. I used to show up at work when I was a delivery driver and every night my thoughts would revolve around it being the worst night of my life. Then it hit me a while ago that I even something as simple as work or class I can be using that to show God's light to someone in need. It doesn't matter where I'm at or what I'm doing, the only thing that counts is whether or not I'm doing what I'm doing for the Lord. However, this can't be accomplished every time you do something.. unless you are constantly checking in with God.

Matthew 19:26 " Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."