Were finishing up some performance appraisals in our area and one of the parts is a motivator index. Its a ranking process or 16 different things that might motivate us and we get to rank them 1 - 16. The results are pretty amazing. I would think that salary would be right up at the top, but its more in the middle for most people. The top items were more like - flexible hours, time with manager, etc. I recently read an article about a survey conducted in the United States by a leading polling agency that distributed questionnaires to people of various ages and occupations, asking, What are you looking for most in life? When the results were compiled, the analysts were pretty surprised. Most expected those who were polled to say they wanted to achieve certain materialistic goals. But the top three things that people wanted in life were love, joy, and peace - in that order! Galatians tells us the fruits of the Spirit include love, joy, and peace. Thus, the very things people are looking for today can be found in a relationship with God. Yet some have given up on these things. They say, Love, joy, and peace? Thats a pipe dream of flower children. Give me a break. You are not going to find love, joy, and peace in this world . . . not in the real world I live in. Heres the thing - in a relationship with God through Jesus Christ, we are promised not only life beyond the grave, but a life that is full and rich and worth living on this earth. Jesus said, I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. Pretty clear, right? Jesus gives us life with purpose and, of course, life with the hope of heaven. Love, joy, peace? They are ours for the asking through Jesus!
Posted on: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 11:59:39 +0000
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