Keep Going

"I remind you to keep using the gift God gave you...let it grow, as a small flame grows into a fire." (2 Timothy 1:6)
Good Boy Scouts know how to start fires. Although there are reports of using such strange items as a soda can or a chocolate bar, there are several common elements required to ignite any fire. You need something to create a spark, material to use as tinder to turn the spark into a flame, and kindling to generate a fire from the initial flame. Igniting passion in yourself and other is much the same as starting a fire. God gave you what you need for the spark. He created you with gifts found in your talents, skills, and abilities. Your responsibility is to take that spark and turn it into a flame. You can find the tinder of opportunities for using your gifts all around you. But using your gifts once in a lifetime or once in a while is not enough to maintain a fire. The flame must be continually kindled to keep the fire going. The more you put gifts to work, the more you feed the flame within you. Passion is that fire within. It is that burning desire to make a difference in the world around you. Passion can be more than a temporary excitement. As you fan the flame of the God-given spark within you, you can maintain zeal to achieve great accomplishments in life.

I challenge each of us to take our talents and put them to daily use for the advancement of God's Kingdom that He might receive the honor and glory from our every act.