Whats your motivation?

Lately I have been thinking about motivation. Not to get out of bed or to go to work, but do do something out of the ordinary. Or maybe to help others. When is the last time you had a cause or a reason to do something for the better good of your community or your nation or even the world. Does anyone ever think about their impact on other people? I feel people are getting progressively more selfish. It seems people care less about their neighbors and family than they did in the past. Why are people so rude to their fellow man? It talks in the Bible about helping each other and loving thy neighbor. I feel the reason for this is because if you love your neighbor then you will be less likely to steal from him or to treat them unfairly. If you love your neighbor then you will  actually have an interest in their life and well being. And if this is the case then you will be there for them in times of hardship. I am not perfect and fall into the typical category of not caring as much as I should. That is part of the reason why I am starting this project. A place to read my own thoughts and to see where I need to improve. Also I hope this will be a place others can come and hopefully see the potential they have to help themselves their family and neighbors and see if we can change our motivation. I feel more and more that people will not do something unless they are going to receive something in return.

So  what is your motivation? What are you willing to do? And more importantly what are you willing to do for it? I feel we should start to look around us and see if there is a need that could be met. Is someone in your immediate family having trouble? What can you do to help them and to what expense to you? See I think thats the problem. If its going to cost time or money then we are not willing to help. My time is precious to me. I want to know that if I am donating my time or my money then I want to know its going to be worth while.

I was recently in a terrible car wreck that involved many injuries and a death. In the aftermath of that I realized what people were willing to do for me. Some of which may have been almost insignificant to most but meant the world to me. I had a friend stop while getting gas and pray with me. I had others call and ask if there was anything they could do for me and my family. These were the things that meant more to me than anything. because it showed that they cared. They went out of their way to make sure I was comforted. I also had other people act indifferently or as if they could careless. That was also blatantly obvious as well. I think it is very telling of the personality of that person. They didn't realize the the negative impact they had put on me. My point is that there are people that have needs and are screaming for help. Not physically but metaphorically. It is very obvious sometimes when someone needs a friend in a certain capacity. But noone wants to help because they can't be bothered.

This is where your motivation comes in. Are you motivated to do something because of what you get in return? Is it for the money or for the power? Will it help position you to benefit yourself? What about the feel good, is that why you do things? Will you get a promotion or a raise because of it? I could ask all sorts of questions here but the point is to get people and myself thinking about what motivates you to do something.

I think we should be doing things out of love. It should be because of love that you brought that dinner to the family that just lost their job. It should because of love that you donate your time to help the church. Love should cause you to want to meet the needs of others even if they never know it was you. Its not like you need to save the planet or stop all crime. But would a phone call to see if someone is doing ok or maybe a reassuring smile to a passerby. You never know when someone is watching and what impact you may have on others.

I feel trying to carry yourself in a loving manner all the time and thinking about how you can humble yourself then you will be able to make a difference around you.