motive...

Good Morning Father,

Its Day 18 of the 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting. Today's focal point, "Ensuring Proper Motives". Motive links to the word "motivate". Motive tends to have a negation connotation, whereas motivate/motivation creates a positive reaction for the most part. Breaking it down even further...It's simply the "WHY". We are born asking why, little kids drive their parents crazy with the why questions. Those inquisitive little minds...so amazing. I believe God created us to be seekers, its like he invites us to ask, "Why God?"

His consistent response, "Don't Worry"; "Trust in the Lord"; "Take Delight in the Lord"; "Commit Everything you do to the Lord"; "Be Still in the Presence of the Lord", "Stop Being Angry"...WHY? Because, I GOT THIS! I GOT YOU!

One of my favorite verses is Philippians 4:6-7, "Don't worry about anything, instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God's peace..." One of my sisters put music to these lyrical verses, it is still #1 on my playlist. Real talk, we have grounds to worry everyday. Everyday something or someone gives us reason to worry. We worry about our relationships and the safety of our children, we worry that the desires of our hearts will not be fulfilled, we worry about those who are sick and suffering, we worry about finances, we worry about our government, we worry about the evil and hatred in our world... The problem with worry is that it drives our motives/our why. We often hear the phrase "hurting people, hurt people" How many of us have found ourselves angry/hurt about something happening to us or around us...Anger does not guarantee a "wrong motive"...but we must guard what happens from our anger.

Now, we can worry and be angry...OR we can PRAY...but we can't do both! "Ensuring the Proper Motives", requires much prayer. To have a kingdom mindset that ensures/creates a kingdom agenda/motive requires ALL QUESTIONS BE TAKEN HIGHER!

Motivated to go higher this morning...YOU GOT ME!


Don't worry about anything...Enjoy! https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=7Am161P_PsU