I’ve lost a lot of my passion. I’m hoping its some post grad blues. Perhaps my passion is more misplaced, than actually lost. Anyway, here is a bible study I shared with my team tonight…
Passionate people seem more alive. They are people who are exuberant and dynamic as well as full of joy. Artists, by nature, are passionate people. In fact, God intended for us to live lives full of passion. He expresses this in John 10:10 – “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” This is not the only place the Bible expresses passion. There are numerous verses which indicate passion including Psalm 42:1-2 – “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, the living God. Where can I go and meet with God? Passion is also a great motivator. We can propel ourselves sometimes by our passion alone when we have lost most of our strength.
Passion Killers…
Life is full of Passion Killers. These are things in our lives, which either quickly or over a period of time, drain the zeal that we carry. Let’s talk about these…
1. The same routine – getting caught up in doing the same thing over and over again.
2. Pressures of Life – Modern day life is full of constant and persistent pressure. Jobs, finances, children, homes, etc…
3. Hairballs – Hairballs can be too many meetings, nitpicking processes, unreasonable demands, sterile objectives and unproductive busywork
4. Perfectionism – striving to hard to be perfect can drive out passion.
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We are going to be looking next week at how to sustain passion. Nothing much new. I have some thoughts but it’s kind of late to share. I will be starting a workout routine tomorrow, so keep me accountable!
So, I’m currently watching Sweeny Todd. Definitely not going to pursue the career of a barber anytime soon, but it does remind me I might need a haircut soon. I’m finding this time in my life very interesting. There seems to be uncertainty and I’m afraid of slipping into poor routines. I feel that is how a lot of people end up. They seem to slip into this air of apathy, aim for the middle and sit. I just don’t believe that apathy has to be an option. At the same time, I don’t want to cloud my self with all sorts of unimportant thing either. I fear being bogged down by what I’m not the best at and losing sight of what God has God me to do. Just some thoughts for the night.
My heart has been restless for quite some time now. I get so got up in everything in this world that I am so quick to forget things that really matter. So this blog will be simple… I will leave you with the words of one of my favorite hymns. I thank God for creating music.
Be Still My Soul
Be still, my soul: the Lord is on thy side.
Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain.
Leave to thy God to order and provide;
In every change, He faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul: thy best, thy heavenly Friend
Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.
Be still, my soul: thy God doth undertake
To guide the future, as He has the past.
Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake;
All now mysterious shall be bright at last.
Be still, my soul: the waves and winds still know
His voice Who ruled them while He dwelt below.
Be still, my soul: when dearest friends depart,
And all is darkened in the vale of tears,
Then shalt thou better know His love, His heart,
Who comes to soothe thy sorrow and thy fears.
Be still, my soul: thy Jesus can repay
From His own fullness all He takes away.
Be still, my soul: the hour is hastening on
When we shall be forever with the Lord.
When disappointment, grief and fear are gone,
Sorrow forgot, love’s purest joys restored.
Be still, my soul: when change and tears are past
All safe and blessèd we shall meet at last.
What a great morning this was. I mean even though we have made some changes in the worship arts deal at Church, it was still a great morning. I have confidence that God is going to bring some great people our way. Our pastor has started a series on Doctrines and it is quite exciting. I think the beautiful thing about the trampoline example (if curious to find out more… Read “Velvet Elvis”) is that Doctrines are meant to be flexible, they are meant to bend and move! I find some many people becoming quite rigid on the side of doctrines that they live and die by whether or not we are gonna see Jesus before the tribulation or that Eve didn’t really eat an apple and its all a metaphor. When it comes down to it, the cross is central. Christ died for our sins and He is the way to heaven. If we screw that up, we are in trouble. So, all that said, I’m excited about our upcoming series.
It was nice also to get some rest today. I’ve been working hard this week on some stuff and getting all tangled up in it. It seems that I thought I might have some free time after grad, but I just need to better manage my time. I do look forward to some really exciting things coming up this year… like getting to lose some weight (gotta jump on that), skydiving, marriage (well… eating into 09′) and LOST coming back (eating into 09′) as well. I’ve also decided that Mexican is not good to have twice in one day especially when you gots the IBS! Oh well, Happy Sunday indeed! Looking forward to conquering the week ahead!
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