Desire

Desire. We all have that fire inside of us that desires to excel at something. That little flame deep down inside to chase after the thing that makes our hearts happy. I watch the posts that people share on Facebook every day and you can see by the subject what that person’s desire is. For some it’s animals like dogs and horses, for some it’s sports and politics, and for others their desire is to know God and make Him known.

That desire is the flame that is inside of us that needs to be fanned into a greater fire. The Apostle Paul told Timothy the same thing, “For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” - 2 Timothy 1:6-7. Paul encouraged Timothy to fan that spark that was in him into a flame. That spark was Timothy’s sincere faith that Paul wanted to grow into a flame.

Many times in our lives we have the ability to fan the flame of others by encouraging them in the things they do. Paul was definitely encouraging Timothy, but the wording encourages Timothy to fan his own flame and not to look to someone else to do it for him. We are instructed to take what is a spark inside us for some “cause” and fan that spark into a flame by encouraging ourselves.

“Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” - Psalm 37:4. What are the desires of your heart?  What is that spark within you that makes you get up each morning?  What are you doing to fan that spark into a flame?  Seek after the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart according to His will.

Have a great day and God bless.