What Motivates You? Spirit or Flesh? Let's Find Out!

What Motivates You? Flesh or Spirit? (by Ah'Qara Batach)What Motivates you to do the work of the Lord? What's behind the fruit you bear?

A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. (Mat 7:18 KJV)

Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. (Mat 7:20 KJV)

There are many amongst us that are heavily zealed unto the fruit they bear - but not all fruit is good fruit

We must examine ourselves and determine what truly drives us, Repent where needed, improve where needed and #FOCUS

* Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. (1Th 5:14 KJV)

Carnal/Fleshly Motivations:
*Money
*Fame or Popularity
*Glory
*Power - Desire to Control
*Selfishness
*Pride
*Hate
*Competition - to be the best
*To Please Man or Woman: family, friends, etc..
*Reputation to be known for Worldly Acheivements unto Recognition and/or Respect
*Rewards - Trophies, Certificates, Degrees etc...
*Dreams: American Dream or Personal
*Religion or Religious Beliefs

- - Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another. (Gal 5:26 KJV)

Spirtual Motivations:
*Faith
*Hope
*Love/Charity
*Thanks & Appreciation: Lord & Saviour, fellow brethren/sisters etc..
*Desire to enter the Kingdom to Come (Heavenly Reward)
*Desire to Please the God (The Most High)
*Desire for unity amongst Believers
*Purpose
*Responsibility: Roles
*Promises - Keeping your Word
*Reputation to be known for being Zealous unto Good Works
*Desire to be a Good Example unto Others
*Desire to Help or Assist

- - And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: (Heb 10:24 KJV)

In between these we have:
*Goals
*Plans set out to Accomplish
*Destiny - fate or predestination (outside of our control)

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(reading Ephesians 4:20 all way up to Chapter 5:20)
- - And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. (Eph 4:30 KJV)

- - Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: (Eph 4:31 KJV)

Bitter: cruel or sarcastic, purposely causing hurt to others, dishing out
taunting or provoking comments, baiting others into sin through disagreement or dislike

Wrath: anger or rage, vengeance (getting back at others, taking matters into your own hands)
...this person did this, so imma do this etc...

Anger: (in the sense of greiving the spirit) expression of a violent emotion, hard felt emotion from the soul manifested through wrath or vengeance, retaliation etc..

Clamour: cryout in contention or strife or debate, back and forthness

Evil Speaking: slander, blasphemy also accusing or blaming others,
* Guile - (sneak dissing) deceitfully appearing to be one of peace, using craftiness to through low blows to particular individuals provoking them in the flesh -- done so secretly, and indirectly in deceit

Malice: i'll will or to inflict injury upon another purposely

- - See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. (1Th 5:15 KJV)

Children of the day, Children of the Light - #LGI
AHAYAH be MAGNIFIED, through YASHA in US!!