10/13/2018
Don't let your ember burn out!!!
This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you when I laid my hands on you. 2 Timothy 1:6 NLT
Paul gave Timothy a challenge over 2,000 yrs ago.........that same challenge should stir us believers today.......
FAN THE FLAME!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, God gave it, but He will not be fully responsible to maintain it. He has given us the privilege to partner with Him in that holy task. But to do so, our energies must be completely submitted to and empowered by Him. Our attentiveness is required. Our deliberate and well thought-out plans are necessary. If this ember is to burst into full flame, we are responsible to do the fanning. We must put some skin in the game, some sweat equity into the goal.
Fan the Flame!
The light is already aglow. The Father has graciously endowed us with a spiritual spark worthy and capable of serving His Kingdom and His people. No need to shoulder that foundational work. It is already done.
But the flame burns low until one invests in its rekindling.
By pursuing a renewed holy passion on our knees in prayer.
By digging deeply into God’s written Word.
By surrounding ourselves with like-minded, mission oriented people whose passion is contagious and sincere.
This is how we oxygenate the gift-filled, holy fire entrusted to our souls.
Every single time we see it growing dim . . .
We fan.
Every valley season when the flames begin to flicker in a dismal display . . .
We fan.
Every hard-pressed season when there is a hint of spiritual exhaustion peppered with an inkling of apathy. . .
We fan.
We don’t stand back and let the gift of God smolder It’s much too valuable for that.We are vigilant. Focused. Single-minded. Intentional.
We must fan the flame. -Jut
