Lifepoint Church

               Pastor Mike’s teaching last Sunday made me evaluate the passion I bring to the everyday activities of my life.
            There comes a point when you don’t think about what you do, you just do it. Lately, the things I’ve done, I’ve done because I’ve always done them. Now I realize that I’ve forgotten why. 
            I understand that people have their ups and their downs BUT if in all I do, I’m supposed to work at with all my heart, as if I’m working for the Lord and not for men (Colossians 3:23, Ephesians 6:7), why haven’t I been?
             The things written in the Bible aren’t there for entertainment. The advice written in the Bible is for us to obey and follow as best as we can. The Lord has me in the exact position he wants me to be in. There are people all around me that I have the opportunity to influence. If those people know that I am a lover of Christ yet see no love or enthusiasm in my life, why would they want to be a Christian? As a Christian my life should be noticeably different.
            Not only is it important for my life to be different in what I do, but more importantly (I think) my life should be different in respect to my attitude and outlook. When trials take place, there is a perfect opportunity to show my faith and that is when people notice.
            Many times I lose passion for what I do because I forget why I do them or WHO I’m doing them for. Life gets busy and I get tangled up in the every day and eventually I lose myself in the world. I know how I ought to live, and yet I put God to the side. I do just as it is described in James 4:17.
            When my outer life reflects no passion, what I really need to do is look at my inner life, my heart. Having no passion for my work and relationships is only a reflection of having no passion for my work and relationship with and in Christ. This is not how I want to spend my days. And so, I pray, “…renew a steadfast spirit within me,” (Psalm 51:10).
             The Lord has a passionate desire to be with me, he “near to all who call on him” (Psalm 145:18). Praise the Lord for his unfailing love and his ever persistent desire to be with me. I truly take advantage of all that he does for me every day.
            I pray that I can be “like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God,” (Psalm 52:8).

“…his banner over me is love.”
Song of Songs 2:4