Going through The Motions

I love this song. It's called "The Motions" by Matthew West.

The chorus especially moves me.

Most days, it's how I feel, like I'm just going through the motions, and not doing a very good job even at that.

I could do so much better at personal prayer, scripture study, magnifying my church calling, being a good mom and wife, sister, daughter and on and on.

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This might hurt, it's not safe

But I know that I've gotta make a change

I don't care if I break,

At least I'll be feeling something

'Cause just okay is not enough

Help me fight through the nothingness of life

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?"

No regrets, not this time

I'm gonna let my heart defeat my mind

Let Your love make me whole

I think I'm finally feeling something

'Cause just okay is not enough

Help me fight through the nothingness of this life

'Cause 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?"

-----"The Motions"--Matthew West

I know that I rarely give anything my everything these days. I could make excuses and say I just don't have the time to do everything 100%. But the truth is I'm lazy.

Hearing it always makes me want to turn over a new leaf, and start really paying attention to the important things in my life.

Why is it that I so quickly forget ?

I think maybe I'm going to pick one area of my life each month where I am going to focus on giving it my all.

So, I need to decide what my priority is going to be for the next thirty days.

Should I make it a spiritual focus, or a family focus? Both are so very important.

Perhaps a little prayer is in order.