Burnin'
My heart burns within me. I am burning with love and passion. I feel this so strongly. I am crazy with love for my Savior.
I have been so enwrapped in His arms all day today. I have walked close to Him. I was blessed today to have a lot of time to share with God. It was easier than usual today to stay focused on Him. I could fix my thoughts on Him and have a heart submitted to Him with much greater ease than I usually do.
I desire Christ. I need Jesus. He is my well-spring of life. He is the fire in my soul. He is the reason I live. He gives me life. He is my everything, my beginning and end and he is good, so good.
I am far from perfect. Because of this fact I am thankful for grace. I am thankful that God holds me close. I am thankful for His love. I am thankful that I can trust Him to lead me and to keep me in His will for my life. I know as long as I am with Him I will be OK. That gives me peace.
I desire to please Him above all things. I want to love Him more than anything else in this world. He truly must be first in my life. This is what I have been praying a lot for today. I want to have no other affection greater than what I have for Him. The things of this world are rich and enticing. I do believe they are good and things God has for me. I just want to be careful to keep God first- as my main priority. I was created to worship Him. I was created to bring Him pleasure. I desire to make Him smile.
2 Timothy 1:6 says: "This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you..."
I have a part to play in living a passionate life for my God. He is so faithful to fill us when we go to Him with the simple desire of more. More of Him, more love and more passion. The key though is that I go to Him, that I do my part.
God desires us to burn for Him. This is evident in Revelation 3:15-16 "I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish you were one or the other! But since you are like lukewarm water, I will spit you out of my mouth!" This scripture makes me uncomfortable. I kinda makes my spirit want to squirm. I know I am often way too complacent and comfortable with God. I take Him for granted.
Isaiah 6:5-7 "Then I said, 'My destruction is sealed, for I am a sinful man and a member of a sinful race. Yet I have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.' Then one of the seraphim flew over to the altar, and he picked up a burning coal with a pair of tongs. He touched my lips with it and said, 'See, this coal has touched your lips. Now your guilt is removed, and your sins are forgiven'."
This scripture from the Old Testament was a preview to what now is available to us through Jesus Christ in the New Covenant. Now, Christ is the one who touches us and removes our guilt and sins. Christ is like the burning coal. I want Him to come and touch me; to come and burn me.
God make me burn for you constantly. Fan these coals into flames inside my spirit. When others are with me let them feel the warmth of You and Your love. I need more of You Lord. I want to want you more! Let me never be satisfied. Instead God, make me yearn for more of You in my life!!!
posted by Kellie # 11:57 PM
