What is your motivation for playing?
I had the privilege yesterday of preaching at our home
church here in NC during our “Game time” series. As I was preparing for the
message I started looking at the idea of motivation and came across a great
quote on the Competitive Advantage Sports Psychology site:
“Athletes who are most successful start to train with a dream in
mind. They have a specific, long-term goal that is personally meaningful to
them... Their big why drives them to get up early, train hard and push through
setbacks, obstacles and failure… Before each practice you want to ask yourself,
How is what I'm going to do today going to help me get closer to my big why?”
Did you get that? Your “Big Why” is what will carry you through
even the rough times.
Preparing for this message, on top of recent studying I have been
doing for dealing with motivating different personality types, reminded me
again that athletics are simply a picture of life.
So what is your motivation for living?
Instead of typing a complete sermon on this I am going to get
straight to the point… As Christians our “Big Why” should be to honor God’s
name and do His will. If these two things are the driving, motivating force of
our day we will stay on track.
Christ stated this in His model prayer to us in Matthew 6:9-10.
You remember the motivation don’t you? When we pray our stated goal to God
should be “hallowed be Thy name… Thy will be done!”
Let me alter one of the questions found in the earlier quote:
Before each practice (day) you want to ask yourself, How
is what I'm going to do today going to help me get closer to my big why (closer
to honoring God and doing His will)?”
God should be your “Big Why”!
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