READ: LUKE 14:25-33
Your level
of motivation determines the totality of your physical and spiritual
achievements in life. Motivation is persuading someone to reach a goal. But why
would one be persuaded to reach a goal? It may be for a change of state where
one may wish to avoid the stigma of non-achievement. It may be because there is
comfort waiting for one upon the attainment of the goal. Jesus is our perfect
example. He was highly motivated. He had a goal and was resolutely determined
to achieve it. In Hebrews 12:2, the Bible says, “Looking unto Jesus, the author
and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the
cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of
God.” Jesus Christ endured the cross because He knew that, after the
cross, He would obtain a name above all names. Moreover, if you are walking
towards a goal, you must count the cost of reaching the goal and must be
willing to pay the price. A goal that does not cost you anything will never get
you anywhere. For example, if you have to step out while it is raining you must
be prepared to get wet. You will have to compare the cost of achieving your
purpose for getting out in the rain and the cost of not achieving it hen you
sit home. Jesus Christ counted the cost before He went to the cross. That is
why he laid emphasis on goal-setting and planning. Luke 14:28-30 says: “For
which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the
cost, whether he has enough to finish it –lest, after he has laid the
foundation, and is not able to finish it, all who see it begin to mock him,
saying, This man began to build and was not able to finish.” Do you
desire to build a physical or spiritual tower? You must be ready to pay the
price. Remember, achieving life’s goals is no easy task. You may go through
crisis in spite of the fact that God loves you. It is a glorious thing to be a
favourite of God but if you go through the scriptures, you will discover that
it is the favourites of God whom God dealt with harshly most. The way He dealt
with all other nations of the world is different from the way He dealt with the
children of Israel. Therefore, if things appear though, it does not mean that
you will not achieve your goals. Impossibilities usually precede great
achievements. They are forerunners of great exploits.
MEMORIZE:
ROMANS 8:38-39 –For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor
principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height
nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the
love of God which is in Jesus Christ our Lord.
