Burning the Lost passion.

What is a passion? I believe all of us start that particular fire in our life due to a small spark or inspiration that ignites the dry torch in our heart. We get inspired because of something we heard or see people doing, in general it begins with an interest towards the world problems or a particular skill. From the beginning we seek and search the necessary resources, we build our passion with the knowledge and skill that is applicable to our passion. Passion sometimes means to suffer for something we believe in. That is one way we keep the fire burning.

Origin of  passion :Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin passio(n-) (chiefly a term in Christian theology), from Latin pati 'suffer'.

The passion that was once in our lives does take time to develop and grow but if left neglected that passion, that we once have in our lives can simply dies, because it wasn't developed or it was dampened by the waters of discourage. People around us pulls us down make fun of us or even preventing us to further this goal and dream, they even scorn us for thinking such a way.

Telling us we should follow that way, this way, the way that seems logical and more secure instead of what we want and dream of, not daring to see a change. They crush the very fabric of our passion. With all this we drown our passion because we want to please people more then ourselves, we pull down our confidence because we just want to fit in the community, we bury the passion in the mud of self-pity and self-loath, thinking we aren't good enough to be like that person. We start comparing ourselves to others and never achieving what we want because we aren't better than those around us or we lack of guidance and encouragement.

Some people feel guilty about their anxieties and regard them as a defect of faith but they are afflictions, not sins. Like all afflictions, they are, if we can so take them, our share in the passion of Christ.

C. S. Lewis

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Yet again we go with the flow doing the things we don't really want to do. Thinking 'hey its a sacrifice I have to  make because money is the main goal, acceptance of others are more important to me, I am doing it for the better of my future.' then we live a long miserable life. A dream of another person and not ours. An idea of another instead ours.
End up we become more depress and purposeless because we strive for things which we weren't passionate about. We just do it for the sake of doing it.

But not every thing is lost just yet, because God has a plan for us, at the time we are at the weakest and hopeless, when we cry out for help and sees none. When we see there is no hope to life and our strength is all sap away. By His grace He sends His angel. We may not know who is it or when will it happen but when the time is right, suddenly someone comes up to you and knocks you on your head and tells you 'What the hell are you doing? Wasting your life away?' Then hands you a helping hand to pull you up from the steam of disappointment and the mud of meaningless. Then suddenly our eyes are opened the world we see today is different from the one we saw yesterday. Everything seems so a fresh and new.

Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow.

Anthony J. D'Angelo

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When we stand up and walk, we began to see the clear picture of our purpose in life. God continues to add on to us the people who will guide us to the direction.to cheer us on. The purpose and passion we once had and the damped torch that was once burning with fire, reignites, we eventually ignite a path for others being a light for others if we share the fire and passion that God had reignite in us. We have become someone different. As we grow further the light becomes brighter and brighter as  the fire in us burns more. When we see people suffering the same thing as we do. Do we put out their flame? Or help add the burning oil to their torch and  reignite the small flame into something big?

Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.

Napoleon Bonaparte

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verse Colossians 3:23 ESV Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men

Pleasing man or God?

Mistakes... Some people cant accept our mistakes and some do... Are we all not human? Are we all not perfect? What is there to judge? Who are we when we judge others?

We may at times do better then others in a certain area. But does it give us the right over proud of ourselves or look down on others. No! We can be proud of our achievement but we must be humble to teach, and receive feedback. I too have been over proud of my own achievements that I forgot to give thanks to the one who gave me the ability to do it, and thinking it was my own works. I was humbled by God, He reminded me through my recent job experience.

James 4:6

New International Version (NIV) 

6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says:

“God opposes the proud

but shows favor to the humble.”

God made me realise my mistake and my response is to repent from having such proud thoughts of myself. It was an humbling experience for me. BECAUSE almost everything I do turns out wrong. I just did what I thought it was right. End up I was digging my own grave. Because all the things I did, I did not glorify God but instead glorified man.. This experience taught me a lot about setting expectations for yourself and others at the same time remember who to glorify in the end.

We aren't prefect but people expect us to be prefect. I did crossed the line between pleasing God and pleasing man... As the recent job goes, I discover my DARK side. God literary spoke to me through the scriptures in the bible! More of a website bible, which I stumble upon while searching for scriptures.

Galatians 1:10

English Standard Version (ESV)

10 For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.

This verse spoke to me.. Who am I trying to please? Man or God? God used my wife to tell me this as well. As I tell her my working day she would feel that I was treated unfairly.. And she realise that I was trying to meet my their expectations instead of God's. We can never please man, the fact is man will not always appreciate the works you do or even recognize your works! They do not understand you for who you are.

Romans 12:1-2

English Standard Version (ESV)

A Living Sacrifice

12 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Our God is a God that knows our limit and he knows our capabilities. Which makes him the most understanding friend and father to us, because he made us! So maybe God's expectation is high and almost impossible to achieve due to the fact we are imperfect but the thing is he wont punish us when we fail because we have Jesus Christ on our side and he loves us too. When we fall he knows how to pick us up, encourage us, reminds us, and guide us, what our response should be is trusting in him! Jesus Christ was crucified and died for our sins, whose blood wasted away our sins and made us prefect in God's eyes. I pray that as you read you will be touched by God. Knowing that he is the only one that can provide peace and joy. He is my God, my redeemer and saviour Jesus Christ! Amen...

Philippians 4:13

New King James Version (NKJV)

13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me

Relationships the Reality.

I have moved on to the next stage in life, that is marriage and honestly it isn't easy to maintain the sweetness between the relationship, because you will argue more then before and further more you have to live with the one you had just married for the rest of your life.

me and my wife

As a guy, there is more responsibility compare to the women side, we got to consider the job prospects and your not living for yourself anymore, some more have to consider the tons of cost and being there for her when she needs you. I don't think i could have made it through without God supporting me all the way. Relationship is a thing we build on from the foundations. Its not like in the movies where we could take relationships very lightly and not suffer the consequences. Surplus not every relationships are happy ever after. There are issues we still face as we grow up together and getting to know the personality of the other partner. I tell you honestly it wasn't easy for my wife during the beginning.

Regardless, it be friends or family or even a lover or enemy. We cant just treat relationship like a piece of trash, or a layer of skin which we could shade off. Even our enemies God command us to love. 

35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.Luke 6:35

9 The commandments, "Do not commit adultery," "Do not murder," "Do not steal," "Do not covet,"and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this one rule: "Love your neighbor as yourself."Romans 13:9 

 Reason being, if you want to get into a relationship. Your already effecting the other persons life. You have become apart of their life. An extra limb in their functionality. God knows that man would be lonely, so He made a women to be his suitable companion. So God blessed marriage as a sacred covenant between two human beings of the opposite sex.

18 The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."Genesis 2:18-23 

If you think about it, relationships is the most important thing in life as it generally speaks about your longing to be with God, we are created to please Him and He longs for us to be in a relationship with Him. The first reason why me and my wife decided to tie the knot was because we wanted to please God and we loved each other, even though we have faults in our lives.

We will work out it together, honestly I thank God for giving me such a wonderful wife who would correct me when I am wrong and would always encourage me when I am down, sometimes the sweetest thing you can do in a relationship is to encourage one another. Assuring them you love and care for them. They need it when times are down and it doesn't seems to be going our way..

Never let arguments, deceit, hatred and etc., ruin relationships, be open to one another and spill out the beans if you have to. This will build trust and love towards one another, at the same time do not judge, but be open minded. I find myself in those shoes once, i kept everything to my self until one day it explodes. Eventually it caused hurt and misery for both me and my wife. Since then, I would try as much to share with her the things i feel and my own opinion on things. There should be a WE factor.

Lastly, in every relationships we got to have a plan to grow stronger building the relationship and from there build loyalty. In the end, if God made her/him for you, He will surely preserve him/her for you. So cherish the  relationship that you have now. Not to forget, cherish your friends as well they will be the ones that helps you in times of need.