Friday, January 16, 2015

PURSUE YOUR PASSION

Have you thanked Him?
Have you praised Him?
Have you made it your priority to agree and cooperate with Him today?
Have you taken that deep breath and listened for what He has for you today?
1 Timothy 2:1 (The Message)
1-3The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.

Check your vital signs. Something stirs you. Some call brings energy to your voice, conviction to your face, and direction to your step. Isolate and embrace it. Nothing gives a day a greater chance than a good wallop of passion. – Max Lucado
“Wherever you are, be all there. Live to the hilt every situation you believe to be the will of God.” – Jim Elliott
Inspiring right?

Quotes like that make you want to run out of your proverbial tunnel today like my beloved OHIO STATE BUCKEYES ripping and roaring to VICTORY!
But I shared them to pose some simple questions…

Are you “living to the hilt” for JESUS today?
Are you listening to the CALLING on your heart and life and using that WALLOP of passion to make a difference?

Remember apathy and complacency are the tools of the enemy.
Proverbs 13:4 (LB)
Lazy people want much but get little, while the diligent are prospering.

It is FRIDAY.
It would be easy to mail it in today.
It would be easy to forget that resolution to read the Word today, to pray today, to perhaps continue the fast, to grab the options of worship and fellowship.

Please don’t.
Keep your flame fanned!
Pause and seek the WILL of GOD before you proceed further today.  Ask Him for a little revelation.  Ask Him to stir your passion for Him and for others.
When we focus on leading a passionate, meaningful life, we are also inadvertently creating a spectacular ripple effect of inspiration in the lives around us.

Don’t miss your chance to create that ripple!
Ask GOD to ignite or re-ignite you today
Remember…
“God created me—and you—to live with a single, all-embracing, all-transforming passion—namely, a passion to glorify God by enjoying and displaying his supreme excellence in all the spheres of life.” – John Piper

Pursue your passion!

I love you all…
Have a great weekend!
Freedom Church
 

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