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 through Christ which strengtheneth me.

In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: — read the full passage →

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

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

Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. — read the full passage →

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: — read the full passage →

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

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

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

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

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 have not strawed: — read the full passage →

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

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 which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. — read the full passage →

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

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, — read the full passage →

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

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

Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: — read the full passage →

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

And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

Pray without ceasing.

See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, 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, deceiving your own selves. — read the full passage →

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, — read the full passage →

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

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

Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

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

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

And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

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

In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God 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 →

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us 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 perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

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

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; — read the full passage →

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

Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. — read the full passage →

But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; — read the full passage →

Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. — read the full passage →

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in 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 I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

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

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

If ye love me, keep my commandments.

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

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; — read the full passage →

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.

And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: — read the full passage →

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

We love him, because he first loved us.

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

Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

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 write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

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

That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; — read the full passage →

But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.