Theme: Harness Your Motivation

Verse: 2 Corinthians 9:7

Getting in the proper frame of mind when performing a “task” is important. Pastor Jamie Westlake used to describe serving life around our church as doing “GET TO” things instead of “HAVE TO” things.

What if our jobs, school, church and yes, even exercise were things that we always looked forward to instead of drudgery? Do you think we would handle each of them differently than we do today? Would you have more bounce in your step as you dressed for work? Would you read the textbook with a little more enthusiasm? Would you study the Sunday School lesson before the drive to church? Would you see the 40-minute run before you as an opportunity rather than a chore?

A life of “GET TOs”! What a transformational way of looking at our lives!

The “GET TO” model is my youngest daughter, Amanda. She is a schoolteacher and by all accounts a pretty good one as she is her school’s nominee for Teacher of the Year. She genuinely cares about her students and how they progress in her classes. Consequently, she is constantly creating innovative ways to present material (Algebra and Statistics) to high schoolers giving them the best chance at academic success.

So, the challenge going forward is to look at our motivations in things we do. If they are not “GET TOs,” maybe some changes are in order. Our lives are too short to not be happy in all that we do.

Have a great week!

Adapted from They Will Run and Not Grow Weary by David Alan Black