• Christian motivation sheet: Connection with Jesus - day by day (like training in the gym)

There are things that don't change „overnight“, but through faithfulness. It's the same with training in the gym - and it's the same with prayer, Bible reading and your relationship with Jesus.

In the beginning, spiritual routines often feel tedious: unfamiliar, dry, sometimes even frustrating. But the more you keep at it, the more you realise: Something is happening. Not always out loud. Not always emotional. But real.

Just as training moulds your body, a spiritual routine moulds your inner person: Thoughts, feelings, attitude, peace. And importantly, this is not a pressure to perform. You don't „earn“ God. You simply draw closer to Him.

The guiding principle (like a sentence for the heart)

Prayer, Bible reading and a relationship with Jesus are like going to the gym: It's hard at first - but consistency changes you.

The parable of the sower (simple & direct)

Source: Matthew 13:1-23 - Mark 4:1-20 - Luke 8:4-15

Jesus tells of a sower who scatters seed. The seeds fall on different soils:

• On the way: Birds peck away the seeds.
• On rocky ground: It rises quickly, but has no depth and withers.
• Among thorns: It grows, but is suffocated.
• On good ground: It grows and bears fruit - with patience.

Mnemonic: God's word is like seed. The „soil“ is your heart - and what is given space in it.

The 4 floors (short & honest)

• Path: little space - distraction, inner noise, „being overwhelmed“.
• Rock: Quick start - little depth, breaks under pressure or disappointment.
• Thorns: Worry, stress, consumption, constant strain - stifle growth.
• Good soil: pick up, hold on, keep at it - fruit is created with time.

Practical focus for your everyday life

• Better small & daily than large & rare.
• Feelings are valuable - but loyalty carries you.
• Fruit is evident in everyday life: Love, peace, clarity, patience, purity of thought.
• God often works quietly - but really.

If you think: „I don't feel God.“ - Stay tuned anyway. God reaches people in different ways: through words, through images, through feelings, through silence. Faithfulness keeps you in „training“ until you realise that you are getting stronger.

Your motivation sheet (checklist to join in)

I have created a practical worksheet so that you can integrate these thoughts directly into your everyday life. You can download it below, print it out and use it as a daily companion.

Connection with Jesus - daily mini-routine

• ☐ Wake up: Thank God for the new day. Health & life cannot be taken for granted.
• ☐ Morning prayer (1-3 min): An honest conversation with Jesus (including the Lord's Prayer).
• ☐ Bible time (5-10 min): A short passage (Bible app/reading plan or paper Bible).
• ☐ Lunch check (1 min): „Jesus, how was my heart today?“
• ☐ Evening (2 min): What was good? Where do I need forgiveness/restart? Give the day to Jesus.
  
   

Download: Your Christian Motivation Sheet

Click on the following link to download the motivation sheet as a PDF and use it as a worksheet:

Download motivation sheet (PDF)

Short prayer (template)

Jesus, thank you for this day. Please make my heart good soil. Take away worries and distractions, give me depth and faithfulness. I bring you my thoughts and fears - and I trust you. Let your word bear fruit in me. Amen.

Damian Maxson
With Christian greetings
Blog: damianmaxson.com