motivation

Do I do the "right things" because I love God?

Or because I've been taught it's the right thing to do?

If I'm doing the right thing either way; does my motivation really matter?

Yes.

I want my motivation to be love, not habit.

But when you function off of habit for so long how do you switch to love? You cultivate love by investing in the relationship. There's really no other way... at least for me.