We Need People Who Have Come Alive

Over the past few months, God has been giving me some divine insight into passion and I want to get these thoughts off my head before I lose 'em.

Here it goes:

Psalm 37:4 says to "Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart." So, obviously, the first step is to give God His rightful place in your life. The Lord of your life. The ruler of your heart. Seek first the Kingdom... Love the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind and strength, etc.

This is important because we CANNOT live public lives ablaze if our private lives are not AFIRE.

But here's the part that got me: the DESIRES of your heart.

You and I were made with desires on our hearts. Passions. Little nerdy pieces of us that just love to do that certain thing JUST BECAUSE.

Simply BECAUSE we like to do it.

To some it's a sport (basketball, football, volleyball etc.), to another it's an art form (drama, music, drawing etc.) to another it's a profession (business, catering, nursing etc.) and to another its' a specific ministry (evangelism, intercessory, pastoral etc.). These aren't meant to be all inclusive, but you get the point.

It can be ANYTHING. You really enjoy to do something and you have to dig it out of you and go after it. God made you that way.

Howard Thurman once said, “Do not ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”

So, do a little study of yourself. Find out what you really enjoy doing for no apparent reason. Take those things to God, lay them at His feet and see what He wants to do with them. Chances are, He wants to use those passions for His Kingdom.

And here's the best part, He's already gifted you to succeed with them.

So, what are your passions?

P.S. One of my favorite bloggers, Sammy Adebiyi, has a post about this as well: You Are A Nerd.