One of my favorite quotes is:
Motion is no substitute for direction.
I like this quote so much that I have it hanging on my office door. The truth of this quote can be applied to nearly everything. But I think of it most often in terms of ministry and my spiritual journey on this earth.
In ministry I can always be in motion.. There are thousands of programs I could try to launch, millions of curriculums I could review, hundreds of conferences I could attend, countless hours of meetings I could be involved in, a lifetimes worth of books I could read and in my community alone, thousands of people I could minister to. The question is, even if I did all these things what would it accomplish. Or perhaps I should ask, what would I hope to accomplish.
You see I can be in motion but never accomplish much. But when I have direction and I head that way then I began to add purpose to what is done. I have had to really pray for direction in ministry. Sometimes the directions I have or that I want to travel are not God’s directions for me in ministry. At other times I seem to be at a loss for what will truly be profitable for me.
Now, the quote also applies to life. You can spend your whole life in motion but never have any direction. Many people when they are finally on their death bed, they look back and everything seems so meaningless to them. It was because they never lived for anything that was eternal or lasting. They had lots of motion but little spiritual direction.
What is the direction for your life? Don’t simply spend a life in motion. I highly recommend the Word of God as a direction book. In fact if your goal is eternal life then the Bible is the best map for you to read.
True Christian — you decided on your direction when you embraced Christ. You would not have embraced salvation in Christ if you had not wanted to live for Him. But how many people think they can confess the name of Christ but then go in the same direction they have always been going. I fear too many.
The apostle Paul had direction. In fact He said that he counted everything as nothing compared to His one goal and aim—Jesus Christ. Phil 3:8 What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ.
Christian is your direction to know God more? Will you like Paul lay aside everything to pursue your Faithful Savior, Jesus Christ? Are you willing to count all things a loss for the sake of knowing Christ?
God is raising up some who have a fiery desire for Him. These are men and women who cultivate God’s gift of a holy desire so that it consumes their whole life. And when they are on their death bed, they will not doubt that drawing close to God was the best direction of all!
Motion is no substitute for direction.
I like this quote so much that I have it hanging on my office door. The truth of this quote can be applied to nearly everything. But I think of it most often in terms of ministry and my spiritual journey on this earth.
In ministry I can always be in motion.. There are thousands of programs I could try to launch, millions of curriculums I could review, hundreds of conferences I could attend, countless hours of meetings I could be involved in, a lifetimes worth of books I could read and in my community alone, thousands of people I could minister to. The question is, even if I did all these things what would it accomplish. Or perhaps I should ask, what would I hope to accomplish.
You see I can be in motion but never accomplish much. But when I have direction and I head that way then I began to add purpose to what is done. I have had to really pray for direction in ministry. Sometimes the directions I have or that I want to travel are not God’s directions for me in ministry. At other times I seem to be at a loss for what will truly be profitable for me.
Now, the quote also applies to life. You can spend your whole life in motion but never have any direction. Many people when they are finally on their death bed, they look back and everything seems so meaningless to them. It was because they never lived for anything that was eternal or lasting. They had lots of motion but little spiritual direction.
What is the direction for your life? Don’t simply spend a life in motion. I highly recommend the Word of God as a direction book. In fact if your goal is eternal life then the Bible is the best map for you to read.
True Christian — you decided on your direction when you embraced Christ. You would not have embraced salvation in Christ if you had not wanted to live for Him. But how many people think they can confess the name of Christ but then go in the same direction they have always been going. I fear too many.
The apostle Paul had direction. In fact He said that he counted everything as nothing compared to His one goal and aim—Jesus Christ. Phil 3:8 What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ.
Christian is your direction to know God more? Will you like Paul lay aside everything to pursue your Faithful Savior, Jesus Christ? Are you willing to count all things a loss for the sake of knowing Christ?
God is raising up some who have a fiery desire for Him. These are men and women who cultivate God’s gift of a holy desire so that it consumes their whole life. And when they are on their death bed, they will not doubt that drawing close to God was the best direction of all!
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