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Be passionate about it!
'SO WE CONTINUED THE WORK...FROM THE FIRST LIGHT OF DAWN TILL THE STARS CAME OUT.' NEHEMIAH 4:21
Despite the fact that it was a virtually impossible job, Nehemiah rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem in just 52 days. How? Because of his single-minded passion to do it.
Some of us are afraid to pray 'Lord, I'll do what you want me to do,' in case He sends us somewhere we don't want to go or asks us to do something we don't feel ready or qualified to do. You've got it wrong! The Bible says God's will is 'good, and acceptable, and perfect' (Romans 12:2). What is there to be afraid of in that formula? Now, while God's will for us is good it's not necessarily easy. But He gives us a passion for it.
Jeremiah said that when he tried to quit speaking about the Lord, God's Word became 'like a burning fire shut up in my bones' (Jeremiah 20:9 NAS). You can't contain a fire that God lights. When He sets your heart ablaze you begin to see things you never saw before and get excited about them. He can even take the rubbish bits of your story and make them fantastic. But it's not likely you'll experience much of a passion for anything if you're just sitting on the sidelines waiting for something to happen.
James says 'Don't just be a hearer of God's word, be a doer' (see James 1:22). You'll get a passion for God's will once you begin doing it! You'll think 'this is what I was made for.' And when you have a compelling reason for doing something and know that God is watching and smiling on you, it makes all the difference.
written by Bob Gass
'SO WE CONTINUED THE WORK...FROM THE FIRST LIGHT OF DAWN TILL THE STARS CAME OUT.' NEHEMIAH 4:21
Despite the fact that it was a virtually impossible job, Nehemiah rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem in just 52 days. How? Because of his single-minded passion to do it.
Some of us are afraid to pray 'Lord, I'll do what you want me to do,' in case He sends us somewhere we don't want to go or asks us to do something we don't feel ready or qualified to do. You've got it wrong! The Bible says God's will is 'good, and acceptable, and perfect' (Romans 12:2). What is there to be afraid of in that formula? Now, while God's will for us is good it's not necessarily easy. But He gives us a passion for it.
Jeremiah said that when he tried to quit speaking about the Lord, God's Word became 'like a burning fire shut up in my bones' (Jeremiah 20:9 NAS). You can't contain a fire that God lights. When He sets your heart ablaze you begin to see things you never saw before and get excited about them. He can even take the rubbish bits of your story and make them fantastic. But it's not likely you'll experience much of a passion for anything if you're just sitting on the sidelines waiting for something to happen.
James says 'Don't just be a hearer of God's word, be a doer' (see James 1:22). You'll get a passion for God's will once you begin doing it! You'll think 'this is what I was made for.' And when you have a compelling reason for doing something and know that God is watching and smiling on you, it makes all the difference.
written by Bob Gass
