Little Coffee Lots of Jesus

Do you ever feel unmotivated, distracted, faraway, uninterested, or like you have 100s of other things to do? Welcome to the club. I think we all can feel that way. Sadly that seems to be how I feel way too often. I have a bad habit of getting excited and motivated about something then uninterested and distracted from it. I make BIG plans that overwhelm me.

With the 75 challenges for the Lord I could easily give up. After all, I haven't been doing it long, is anyone reading about it, it won’t make a difference to anyone, and other thoughts. I feel called by God to do this even if it only ever benefits myself. I will know if I quit and more importantly God will. I’m not doing this for anyone else but myself so it's alright if no one reads it. I can’t wait to see the difference in myself, God is working on me.

How do I motivate myself when I just don’t want to? Then there are those days like today, that I’m more like a toddler throwing a tantrum about doing something they don’t want to do. I have to PRIORITIZE!!! I do the things that I can check off my list, whatever might be easy at that moment. Then I move on to the next thing. Each day looks a little different. I have found the days that I don't want to do something, I need to be doing them the most. I have never regretted doing any of the six things on my list. I have only regretted putting it off.

My commitment to the Lord is my biggest motivator. Proverbs 16:3 NIV “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and He will establish your plans.” God has called me to this and He is giving me the strength to get it done. I know my reward will be great because of my obedience. A saying from Bible college that still rings in my head is by Wendell Calder, “I will not quit! By God's grace I can do it!”