day 697: Motivation

“Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works.”

Do good and do well seems to be the rage. Tom’s Shoes have become very popular and I don’t think it is just because of the style and the fashion aspects. The fact that they give a pair of shoes away with each pair sold means something to lots of consumers. Pepsi said they aren’t turning back on their Refresh campaign where they give money to non-profits vs. spend the money on advertising. Zynga has given millions away as part of their Farmville game. Buy and give back can be a powerful force and motivator for consumers. More companies should think about what they could be doing to bring about the motivation of other good works.

We are challenged to think about ways that we can motivate others to acts of love and good works. There is no better example of how to bring about love and good works than to be the example and the type of person who is committed to motivating others. We should be asking ourselves, always, what other ways can we be that motivator? Imagine that each of us thought about our actions and work in a way that when there is an inflow that we also give back, like Tom’s Shoes? Could we? Would we? An act of goodness and and act of love is the following of the acts of our Lord. Let’s spend some time today thinking about what we could do?

Reference: Hebrews 10:24 (New Living Testament)