I ask myself that question constantly, because when your motivations are wrong life lacks meaning. I examine myself constantly to know if maybe unconsciously my motivation is wrong or that it leads me away from God's purpose for my life.
What motivates me the most, without a doubt, is knowing that I'm part of God's kingdom, that He has granted me the privilege of serving him and that I'm part of something greater. I'm motivated by knowing that there is so much to do, that that is in His hands. I just have to say "here I am" and he will use me just as He wills. My motivation is to be part of what God is doing in my generation. I want to see it with my own eyes. I want to be part of God moving, that supernatural moving. He is my standard, my identity and everything I could ever really want.Wow.
So, I've been questioning EVERYTHING this past week, my reason for waking at a certain time, my reason for going to bed, eating, how much I eat. etc... It's a bit exhausting, but on the flip side a really good spiritual workout, too. Good workouts are supposed to be exhausting, right?
One of the things I realized is that I do things to please people a LOT. One of my biggest motivations is so that people will like me. And I'm becoming more and more convinced that is not a good reason to do most things. If for no other reason, if everything you do pleases people, it's harder to do the right thing when it's not popular or pleasing.
