Finding Motivation

One of the most difficult things in life is finding motivation. We usually have it for a short time then lose it again. As I look throughout Scripture I find over and over only 1 source that keeps being brought to reminder as motivation and that is the Cross. Over and over in Paul's Epistles he points back to the cross as a memory point. If we can focus on the sacrifice of Jesus- what He endured, how He endured it and why He endured it we can find confidence and reason to have obedient faith. Paul doesn't appeal to Bible authority- he rather appeals to the cross as a reason for Bible authority. He appeals to the sacrifice of our Lord and Saviour for us to find focus and do what is right-not just b/c it's right but in order to do what is pleasing for one who was willing to do so much for us. When we consciously understand that from the beginning God has always loved man and desired a relationship with him providing at every turn a way for man to come back. When we can see that we will no longer ask questions such as what do I have to do but will begin asking what can I do.