In the course of life, situations arise that demotivate us and alter our focus. We are weak and if we do not stand firm in Christ, our Rock, we can become paralyzed or unable to continue.
When we look away from our Savior and look at ourselves, we see our flaws and we falter. But if we fix our eyes on Christ we stay motivated to live a wonderful life.
The Word of God has all the motivation we need to live our day to day with confidence, faith, joy and power.
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Commend your way to the Lord; trust him, and he will act. He will make your justice shine like the dawn; your just cause, like the midday sun. (Psalm 37:5-6)
Whatever you do, work willingly, as for the Lord and not as for anyone in this world.
And everything that comes to hand, do it with all your efforts; because in the grave, where you are going, there is no work or plans or knowledge or wisdom.
Taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed are those who take refuge in him.
The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all his troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted, and saves those who are downcast in spirit. Many are the anguishes of the righteous, but the Lord will deliver him from them all.
Therefore, we too, who are surrounded by such a great multitude of witnesses, let us cast off the ballast that hinders us, especially the sin that besets us, and let us run with perseverance the race that lies ahead.
Let us fix our gaze on Jesus, the initiator and perfecter of our faith, who, for the joy that awaited him, endured the cross, despising the shame that it meant, and now sits at the right hand of the throne of God. (Hebrews 12:2)
So, consider the one who persevered in the face of so much opposition from sinners, lest you grow weary and lose heart.
Hebrews 12:1-3, fixing our eyes on Jesus
Brethren, I don’t think I’ve done it myself. Rather, one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and striving to reach what is ahead, I keep moving towards the goal to win the prize that God offers through his heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.
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So, my dear brothers, as you have always obeyed —not only in my presence, but much more now in my absence— carry out your salvation with fear and trembling, because God is the one who produces in you both the will and the action to May your good wishes be fulfilled.
Because I know very well the plans I have for you —says the Lord—, plans for well-being and not for calamity, in order to give you a future and hope.
But I am always with you, because you hold me by the right hand. You guide me with your advice, and later you will welcome me in glory.
I will deliver him, because he takes refuge in me; I will protect him, because he knows my name. He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in moments of anguish; I will free him and fill him with honors. I will fill him with many years of life and I will make him enjoy my salvation.
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And I assure you that I will be with you always, until the end of the world. (Matthew 28:19-20)
Be strong and brave. Do not fear or be frightened before those nations, because the Lord his God will always accompany you; he will never leave you or forsake you.
Don’t you know? Haven’t you heard? The Lord is the eternal God, creator of the ends of the earth. He does not get tired or fatigued, and his intelligence is unfathomable. He strengthens the weary and increases the strength of the weak. Even the young get tired, weary, and the boys stumble and fall; but those who trust in the Lord will renew their strength; they will fly like eagles: they will run and not tire, they will walk and not tire.
Whatever you ask in my name, I will do it; thus the Father will be glorified in the Son. Whatever you ask in my name, I will do it.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Don’t you know that in a race all the runners compete, but only one gets the prize? Run, then, in such a way that they get it. All athletes train with a lot of discipline. They do it to get a prize that is spoiled; us, instead, for one that lasts forever.
…but he said to me: “My grace is enough for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore, I will rather gladly flaunt my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may remain upon me.
You, brothers, do not tire of doing good.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and not in your own intelligence. Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths smooth. (Proverbs 3:5-6)
Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm and unshakable, always progressing in the work of the Lord, knowing that your work in the Lord is not in vain.
I delight much in the Lord; I rejoice in my God. Because he clothed me with the clothes of salvation and covered me with the mantle of righteousness. I am like a groom wearing his diadem, or a bride adorned with her jewelry.
Never stop being diligent; rather, serve the Lord with the fervor that the Spirit gives.
Do not be deceived: no one makes fun of God. Each one reaps what he sows. He who sows to please his sinful nature, from that same nature he will reap destruction; He who sows to please the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
Let us not tire of doing good, because in due time we will reap if we do not give up.
For men it is impossible —explained Jesus, looking at them fixedly—, but for God everything is possible.
The thief comes only to steal, kill and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
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