Going through the Motions
Jun 25th 2009stf6992Faith & Life
When I got out of bed and turned on the radio, I heard the song The Motions by Matthew West.
Every line hits me hard.
I don’t wanna go through the motions
I don’t wanna go one more day
Without your all consuming passion inside of me
I don’t wanna spend my whole life asking,
“What if I had given everything,
Instead of going through the motions.”
I can’t remember how many times I’ve sat down wondering whether or not I should have said something, or whether or not I should have given something, or whether or not I should have stepped in and actually done something rather than just watch.
We all know that when we get to that point, the answer is almost always “yes”.
I am guilty of just going through the motions.Â
No regrets, not this time
I’m gonna let my heart defeat my mind
Let your Love make me whole
I think I’m finally feeling something
‘Cause just ok is not enough
Help me fight through the nothingness of life.
I’m still listening…stuck on “cause just ok is not enough”.
James 2:17 says, “faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.”
The song ends with “I don’t want to go through the motions.”
I don’t either.