Fire !!!!

Fire !!!

 

Get your fire back.

It's not over until God says it's over.

Start believing again.

Start dreaming again.

Start pursuing what God put into your heart.

 

GET YOUR FIRE BACK!!!!!

 

I can remember those fires.  Almost every one of them.  And it doesn't take but a brief glimpse of something to remind me of the ones I've forgotten about.  You may know those fires I'm talking about.  I think most of us who are trying to follow Christ have experienced them.  They are those "Jesus Moments".  They are those times when we are literally overwhelmed by God's grace.  They are those times when we are dead certain about why we made the decision to follow Him.  They are those times when we act without regard for fear or what others may think.  They are those times when we absolutely know we are doing the right thing at the right time for the right reason.  Those are our pure "Jesus Moments."  That is our fire.

 

You know....fire extinguishers don't put those fires out.  There is no fire extinguisher made that can do it.  When those fires go out it is because we have done it to ourselves....no other reason.  But here's the deal.  Those fires never go out permanently.  There are always some glowing embers left of that fire.  I fully believe, based on my own personal experience, that once we accept Christ there will always be present within us, at the very least, a glowing ember.....a part of the flame that will never go out.  It may have to be fanned on occasion to flame up, but it is always there as a part of us.

 

I don't for a moment believe any of us are capable of having those "Jesus Moments" on a 24/7 basis.  In fact, I can't help but think that if that was the case, how soon would it be before we got bored and lost interest?  I think that 24/7 fire is reserved for us in a special place promised to us all...heaven, and that there will never be boredom than.  I think we are made to lose that fire on occasion.  If we didn't lose it we'd never have to go through the process of re-igniting it.  By re-igniting we learn about character, and a lot more about ourselves.  And we grow.  Exactly what God expects !!!

 

So....how's your fire?