Fuel the Fire

"Fan into flame the gift of God" - 2 Timothy 1:6.

Yesterday we learned that "the Lord your God is a consuming fire" (Deut. 4:24).  Each day we are keepers of the flame by either neglecting or tending to it.  Bible studies, verse memorization, and prayer are ways to fuel the flame.  Another awesome way to ignite our spiritual fire is through the Body of Christ:  people.  We have the gift of God within our heart so when we allow this gift to burn, the flames reach out and set everyone's heart on fire. 

The first lift in our morning workout was the bench press.  My first set frustrated me because it should've been a piece of cake; but instead it was a struggle.  The frustration only grew when set two ended in the same brutal result.  Thankfully, my spiritual muscles woke up and reminded me to let go of what happened and get my heart focused on the prize.  I needed to stop staring at my failure and instead look at God's gifts around me.  Instantly I locked in on Joce absolutely crushing her last set of bench.  My entire focus was now transfixed on this amazing display of strength, power, and endurance.  Rep 9, 10, and 11 looked like she was bench pressing a tooth pick!  Suddenly my heart caught fire and I began cheering her on during the final three reps.  When she racked the bar, my heart exploded with joy.  In the span of 20 seconds, God used His fan to blow Joce's flames onto mine so that my embers would erupt into a raging bonfire of strength, power, and endurance.  Awesome.  Thank you God for your power.  Thank you Joce for sharing it.

Wow, this is a testament to how great God is.  I'm in the process of writing this entry and Whit (roomie) busts in my room and declares, "Nice blog yesterday, well today, well you wrote it yesterday but I read it today.  I need to catch fire.  My heart is worried, and thinking all these ridiculous things and I just want them to go away and be ignited in Christ."  What?!?!  I literally just typed those words and five seconds later they were brought to life.  Love it.

Tonight's sky is burning up with God's gifts on full display.  I'm thankful that this Holy fire is contagious, never dies out, and grows our tiny light into a consuming wildfire.

Feel the fire.
Fuel the fire.
Fan the fire.

G.I.G.I.