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 Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 5:11 pm
Have you ever felt that incredible fire for God so strongly but then it just get's sucked out of you by the people around you ?
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Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 12:46 pm
Absolutley. It doesnt really matter if its about telling people about your faith or about Jesus, it can be about other things too. People are sometimes just afraid they dont have the equipment to actually have what it takes to discuss these things.
Hehe...this reminds me of my first gaia days, I was running around in towns with another friend, talking to others about God. It sure was funny, but in a way very interesting what others had to say about it. On the Internet as I gave out an example of it up there, its easier to talk about these things on the world wide web.
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Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 1:17 pm
Yes, I think almost everyone has.
I'm sorry to hear about it
I think it's important to remember to ignore those people and follow the Lord, not man. Just pray for them and if they become too much of a distraction, avoid them when you're in prayer :]
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 8:21 am
The Bible talks about this in Revelations 2:4-5 (Pull out your Bible and read it). This feeling is probably the feeling that you had as a new believer. Hold on to it! So often we forsake this first love. It may take some work, but hold on to this passion. But remember, it's not about emotions. It's about serving God.
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Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 5:56 pm
That's so true. I agree. I'm going to Church camp tomorrow and I know that most likely I'm going to get fired up again and it's going to be sucked out like last time. It's really sad, but I'm eager to serve God.
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Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 6:46 pm
May our zeal be found not in songs and music but in service to His will in our lives.
I totally understand the zeal and fervor we once get when we find Him. But emotions die; songs begin to fade from our lips; seasons change. He never changes. let us ever be fortified in His faithfulness to us as we live in His desire and not our own.
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Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 7:06 pm
Vasilius Konstantino spoke well, I agree with him. It is true that a strong, positive emotional feeling is a nice thing to have; but we really can't ever expect something like that to last. Looking at Christ, with his title "the Man of Sorrows," and how he said, "the foxes have holes and the birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to rest his head," it doesn't seem to me that he had much of a fiery, positive feeling.
Emotions are fleeting and it's really faith that needs to be built up. Serving God is relatively easy when you're on fire for him; but God tests and builds our faith when we serve him just as diligently when we're depressed. Don't let the absence of that fire affect your service to God. Like Paul, we need to know how to be brought down as well as being lifted up. (Philippians 4:10-11)
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