Just a Little Dueling Dragons!

Do you like roller coasters? I absolutely LOVE them! The more twists, turns and inverted cork screws the happier I am! When my children were younger, we would visit theme parks and it never failed, two of my three children would head right for the largest, fastest, thrill riding roller coaster and the third one would say, I want to ride and then chicken out at the last minute. Okay, okay... so we are those parents that made our kids ride the roller coasters! This one time, after much "persuasion" the entire family was on the coaster and after exiting the ride this child was so enthusiastic and pumped with adrenaline....it was all talk...NON-STOP!  You would have thought this was the child with the roller coaster fetish!

Reminiscing over our trips to theme parks got me to thinking...OH NO! (The smoke is bellowing out right now.) My excitement for the Lord should look  just like that child getting off of the roller coaster with an adrenaline rush! My life should reflect a never ending talk and actions that show my love and devotion to God.

This past week coming home from mid week service at church a new song by Sanctus Real came on the radio. "On Fire" (https://youtu.be/4Y5hLwwW7vM) and boy was I completely overwhelmed by the words in this song! The song is about how our fire for God has been snuffed out and we have lost our zeal and passion to love God with all of our heart, it is as though we do not feel God's presence. We are living a life of disconnect. Nothing in this world makes Satan more happy than for Christians to loose their commitment and excitement to share Jesus with others, to not live a life that is abundant and free, to not live a life that glorifies Him. But wait...isn't that why we were created?

As I am writing this, I am thinking of all that He has done for me! Too numerous to count, but to start off, He rescued me from a life eternal in Hell. God the Son; Jesus, came to earth as 100% man without sin AND 100% God, died a gruesome death for me and for you as well! What a sacrifice! He is a God who is in constant pursuit of me...I still cannot wrap my little mind around that! And all He wants from me is for me to love Him, to glorify Him in all I do, to be "On Fire" for Him.

Hebrews 12:28-29English Standard Version (ESV)

28 Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, 29 for our God is a consuming fire.

"Set me on fire, Turn your eyes upon Jesus"! Need a little encouragement, go to https://youtu.be/4Y5hLwwW7vM and listen.