At the beginning of each new year many of us make resolutions. If you are one who does that, take a look at those resolutions. The ones you are most passionate about are the only ones you will keep. The others will be forgotten in a month or so.
The same goes for your commitment to Spiritual things. Whatever you are most passionate about, is what you will stick with and make a part of your spiritual disciplines. Your passions become the most important things in your life.
Do you love to pray? If prayer is a passion, you will pray about everything. You’ll pray for your neighbors, your bank teller, and your drive-thru attendant. You’ll pray for your job, your city, your kid’s school… if prayer is your passion. You will ask God for direction. You’ll ask Him for healing. You’ll ask for wisdom, and fulfillment, and peace. If prayer is your passion, then you will develop an intimate relationship with God in those times of communication with Him.
If we are passionate about worship, we’ll forget about those
around us and offer our all to God in praise.
If we are passionate about church attendance, we’ll be there often and
on time and we will love our time in His house. If we’re passionate about
people, we’ll be loving and caring and people will know that they are important
to us. If we’re passionate about family, or ministry, or our community, people
will see it.
Whatever you are passionate about will be evident in your lifestyle. If you’re passionate about God the world will know it. If your passionate about justice, or civil rights, or child safety, the world will know it. If your passionate about your sin, those around you will know it to, even if you try to hide it. You can’t hide passion.
Sometimes it’s harder for us to label our own ‘passions’, or lack thereof, than it is for others to label us. Whatever it is that stirs you, moves you, or motivates you, will be clearly seen by those around you. They also easily see our lack of passion. So what are you passionate about? What is the world seeing when it looks at you? How would they label you if they were trying to name your passion?
I wonder… What do those around us think are the most important things to us?
In this New Year, why not return to our first-Love, Jesus Christ, and serve Him passionately?? If we do, the world will know it.
Whatever you are passionate about will be evident in your lifestyle. If you’re passionate about God the world will know it. If your passionate about justice, or civil rights, or child safety, the world will know it. If your passionate about your sin, those around you will know it to, even if you try to hide it. You can’t hide passion.
Sometimes it’s harder for us to label our own ‘passions’, or lack thereof, than it is for others to label us. Whatever it is that stirs you, moves you, or motivates you, will be clearly seen by those around you. They also easily see our lack of passion. So what are you passionate about? What is the world seeing when it looks at you? How would they label you if they were trying to name your passion?
I wonder… What do those around us think are the most important things to us?
In this New Year, why not return to our first-Love, Jesus Christ, and serve Him passionately?? If we do, the world will know it.
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