Thursday: The Motions

"I don't wanna go through the motions
I don't wanna go one more day
without your all consuming passion
inside of me
I don't wanna spend my whole life asking
what if i had given everything
instead of going through the motions"
- matthew west


This song has been on my heart a lot lately as it challenges us whether or not we are giving God all we have or just going through the motions. This is something that we need to be asking ourselves on a daily basis.So often we are in church, convo, prayer groups/bible studies, etc., yet how often are we just mouthing the words to a song or nodding in agreement with a preacher but the truth is we are just going through the motions and all these actions are empty? We need to daily ask ourselves "why am I doing this?" Are our actions and works empty? We may "do" things that please God but if they with are with an empty heart then these things are meaningless. It's not always about what it is we are doing that pleases God, it is that we are serving Him through what we do. We are to serve God in how we live, not just go through motions. A man donating one million dollars to a charity can be less beneficial then a man who gives up five bucks to someone in need. God sees beyond the deed into the heart, if your heart's not in it then your actions are meaningless. We need to search within ourselves to figure whether or not we are giving God everything or merely going through the motions.