Are You Self-

Motivated
Spiritually?
Are You Self-
Motivated
Spiritually?
 What is Your
“Motivation Quotient?”
Needed: Spiritual “Rudys”
 Job Description
• Must be able to work
independently.
• Must be able to work well
with others.
The Rich Young Ruler
• He was self-motivated.
• He was self-directed instead
of God directed!
Our Desire Only
Works Through
God’s Power !
 Psalm 42:1-2 (NIV)
• “As the deer pants for
streams of water,
so my soul pants for
you, O God.
2 My soul thirsts for
God, for the living
God.
When can I go and
meet with God?”
 Psalm 63:1 (NIV)
• 1 “O God, you are my
God, earnestly I seek
you;
my soul thirsts for you,
my body longs for you,
in a dry and weary land
where there is no water.”
 Matthew 5:6 (NIV)
Jesus says:
“ Blessed are those who
hunger and thirst for
righteousness,
for they will be filled.”
 Colossians 3:1-2 (NIV)
• 3 “Since, then, you have been
raised with Christ, set your
hearts on things above, where
Christ is seated at the right hand
of God. 2 Set your minds on
things above, not on earthly
things.”
 Colossians 3:1-2 (KJV)
• “If ye then be risen with Christ,
seek those things which are
above, where Christ sitteth on
the right hand of God. 2 Set your
affections on things above, not on
things on the earth. “
 Matthew 6:21 (NIV)
• 21 “For where your treasure
is, there your heart will be
also.”
 Matthew 6:33 (NIV)
• 33 “But seek first his kingdom
and his righteousness, and all
these things will be given to
you as well.”
 Signs of the Spiritually
Self-Motivated Individual
• Interest in spiritual matters
• Seeks out or readily accepts chances
for growth.
• Volunteers to teach so that he or she
might learn rather than waiting to
be asked.
 Signs of the Spiritually
Self-Motivated Individual
• Reads and Studies
• Attends and Participates
• Desires Development and Growth
• Willing to Devote Resources (time—
energy--money) to Spiritual Things.
Who Motivates the Motivator?
Paul Meyer
Success Motivation Institute

• 1 Crystallize your thinking. Set a

dynamic goal.
• 2 Develop a plan to reach that goal
and give yourself a deadline on its
accomplishment.
Who Motivates the Motivator?
Paul Meyer
Success Motivation Institute.

• 3 Develop a burning desire to reach that

goal. It must become an obsession with
you.
• 4 Develop an unshakable faith in yourself
to accomplish it.
• 5 Create a force of iron will
determination. Let nothing keep you
from reaching your goal.
 Suggestions
• We can cultivate desire!
• Don’t wait for others to
motivate you—accept
responsibility yourself.
• Desire to be like God and
Christ.