Are You Drawn or Driven?
by Doug McCulley
Have you considered this question:
What motivates you— Are you drawn or driven?
In general driven-ness in certain short-term situations is necessary (driven to meet a deadline or correct a problem) but as a lifestyle if someone is driven it usually a negative. If someone is driven to succeed, he will end up using people. If one is driven by pain, selfish passion, guilt, revenge, fear, hate, shame, etc. then life becomes empty drudgery at some point.
In contrast consider being drawn to something.
I think that positive qualities, true beauty, desire for knowledge, etc. can draw us.
Being drawn to something good is a life of adventure.
And it is not by accident that Jesus said,
“And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself…”
This and other I AM statements of Jesus indicate things that draw us, invite us to Him
I AM the Bread of Life (John 6:35, 6:41, 6:48)
I AM the light of the world. (John 8:12, John 9:5)
I am the gate for the sheep. (John 10:7,9)
I am the good shepherd. (John 10:11,14)
I am the resurrection and the life. John 11:25
You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. 13:13
I am the way and the truth and the life 14:6
I am the true vine 15:1 15:5
Satan uses drives to get us off balance, temp us with the wrong things. He uses fear, guilt and shame to drive us. He entices us with temptations to drive us— “You must, you have to, you’re missing out…” etc.
Are you living your life being drawn to
“whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable?”
Remember: “If anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” (Philippians 4:8)
What motivates you— Are you drawn or driven?
In general driven-ness in certain short-term situations is necessary (driven to meet a deadline or correct a problem) but as a lifestyle if someone is driven it usually a negative. If someone is driven to succeed, he will end up using people. If one is driven by pain, selfish passion, guilt, revenge, fear, hate, shame, etc. then life becomes empty drudgery at some point.
In contrast consider being drawn to something.
I think that positive qualities, true beauty, desire for knowledge, etc. can draw us.
Being drawn to something good is a life of adventure.
And it is not by accident that Jesus said,
“And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself…”
This and other I AM statements of Jesus indicate things that draw us, invite us to Him
I AM the Bread of Life (John 6:35, 6:41, 6:48)
I AM the light of the world. (John 8:12, John 9:5)
I am the gate for the sheep. (John 10:7,9)
I am the good shepherd. (John 10:11,14)
I am the resurrection and the life. John 11:25
You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. 13:13
I am the way and the truth and the life 14:6
I am the true vine 15:1 15:5
Satan uses drives to get us off balance, temp us with the wrong things. He uses fear, guilt and shame to drive us. He entices us with temptations to drive us— “You must, you have to, you’re missing out…” etc.
Are you living your life being drawn to
“whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable?”
Remember: “If anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” (Philippians 4:8)