Lack Of Motivation

And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.

in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat. — read the full passage →

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

And we desire that each one of you may show the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end: — read the full passage →

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them that love him.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

But his lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I did not scatter; — read the full passage →

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. — read the full passage →

Know ye not that they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run; that ye may attain. — read the full passage →

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men; — read the full passage →

Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise; — read the full passage →

Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble:

Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? or am I striving to please men? if I were still pleasing men, I should not be a servant of Christ.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: — read the full passage →

For hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps:

And every man that striveth in the games exerciseth self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

pray without ceasing;

Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise; — read the full passage →

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves. — read the full passage →

All chastening seemeth for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yieldeth peaceable fruit unto them that have been exercised thereby, even the fruit of righteousness.

Brethren, I count not myself yet to have laid hold: but one thing I do, forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before, — read the full passage →

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and for ever. Amen.

and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works;

Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working.

For I am come down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. — read the full passage →

And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

For therein is revealed a righteousness of God from faith unto faith: as it is written, But the righteous shall live by faith.

Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

Herein was the love of God manifested in us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. — read the full passage →

Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, — read the full passage →

that the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work.

But abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; — read the full passage →

Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge; — read the full passage →

And let our people also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

For which cause I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee through the laying on of my hands. — read the full passage →

but speaking truth in love, may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, even Christ;

that ye put away, as concerning your former manner of life, the old man, that waxeth corrupt after the lusts of deceit; — read the full passage →

who, when he was come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad; and he exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord:

But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

and with all deceit of unrighteousness for them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

For I delivered unto you first of all that which also I received: that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

to them that by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and incorruption, eternal life:

For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

for thus shall be richly supplied unto you the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

having been reminded of the unfeigned faith that is in thee; which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and, I am persuaded, in thee also.

with all prayer and supplication praying at all seasons in the Spirit, and watching thereunto in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints, — read the full passage →

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

and I made known unto them thy name, and will make it known; that the love wherewith thou lovedst me may be in them, and I in them.

We love, because he first loved us.

who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:

not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day drawing nigh.

For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel After those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, And on their heart also will I write them: And I will be to them a God, And they shall be to me a people:

Do all things without murmurings and questionings: — read the full passage →

that ye put away, as concerning your former manner of life, the old man, that waxeth corrupt after the lusts of deceit; — read the full passage →

But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh even until now, and I work.