Motivation > The condition of being motivated.
Motivate > Something, as a need or desire, that causes a person to act.
Origin > From Latin motus, past participle of movēre to move.
I've been inspired recently, the motivation part is making it's snug way into my heart, but for now inspiration is dominant. This is dangerous because although I have been known to be an action-taker, these days my resolution is rooted just a bit deeper in habit, routine....
Which reminds me of Screwtape's observations:
Man can be thought of as a series of
concentric circles, his will being the innermost, his intellect coming
next, and finally his fantasy. It feels as if something is shoving
all the virtues outward till they are finally located in the circle of
fantasy, and all the unvirtuous qualities inward into the Will. It is only in so far
as they reach the Will and are there embodied in habits that his virtues
are really of value to man or to God. This not being what we mistake for
our will - the conscious fume and fret of resolutions and clenched teeth - but
the real center, what the Bible calls the Heart. [Paraphrased]
My greatest fear has always been the same thing: comfort and complacency, which would innvitably lead to apathy.
I am still inspired, and I work daily to work to bring this inspiration under dominance and reel it in to the intellect, and finally to the will, which is who you know me to be.
I suppose you may want to know what I'm inspired about. It's hard to explain, but let's just say I'm feeling my innards start to revolve around in my soul and soon they may explode into something useful. In the meantime, my goal is to be present where I am.
1 comment:
5 years ago the Lord asked me to drop everything; my volunteering, my 'ministry', even my small group (encouragers)..His words to me were, 'if you place your involvement with these of greater importance than being with Me, then its just a program'..your post brought this to mind.I've since come away with a relationship that I've discovered is extremely mutual instead of me 'trying' to (fill in the blank). Now, its just 'the one of us'.. my prayer is that these steps you are taking become steps filled with discovery and wonder, where habitation becomes your norm instead of the exception or as we used to call it in rugby, 'breathing together'. I've since discovered His joy in these 'steps' I (we) take, that our process is His pleasure. Still a bit of a stretch emotionally but He's growing on me.I remember being so frustrated with Him that I said, 'couldn't You just give me a broom or a shovel or something I know how to do?' He responded with, 'well, what would happen if you just got good at being with Me?'..my prayer and encouragement for you is that you would more and more experience His pleasure in your mutual relationship, your steps of process and that whatever He is nudging you toward and suggesting you proceed in would bring the revelation of His person you both want. keep writing Emily :)
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