I was on my way to work this morning and I heard a great song that really caught my attention. Matthew West’s song ‘The Motions’ Check out his website and listen to his song.
"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?"
It is a challenge to live out a relationship with Christ and avoid going through the motions. I know what a Christian should say and do. I know how to act so people think I’m doing what I should. I know I have a responsibility but I only take my responsibility to the leave of doing what is required. I dedicate time to help with different things at church but I don’t focus on my own spiritual growth. I said I was going to get up early to read my Bible and pray each morning for lent but I only accomplished this for a week. I want to speak and seek God passionately!
I want to break away from just going through life and not giving my all to God. In addition to my lent commitment a few weeks ago I made a commitment to myself about attending church more regularly and actually reaching out to people around me. I’m not fully living up to what I know I could do so this song pushes me farther and makes me more aware of how I’m falling short.
