A good fire

there are so many elements that make a good fire
A fire that will catch,
and successfully burn
If you have newspaper,
but you don't have kindling
it just doesn't create a high enough temperature
to sustain enough heat....
and you could put a ton of newspaper in there
but it is just a temporary burn
the fire will consistently burn out before it can get the wood burning....
do you see the spiritual analogy yet???

So I think we search for ways to motivate ourselves spiritually
WE SEARCH FOR WAYS
see the problem?
and all these ways,
they lead to the temporary burn,
that temporary high
that brings us close to the Lord in that moment
but then we leave Him where we found Him
when we leave that moment
but He wants to be with us always
He wants to light you from within
with all the right elements
He wants to ignite you so that you burn the fruits of His spirit
LOVE
JOY
PEACE
FORBEARANCE
KINDNESS
GOODNESS
FAITHFULNESS
GENTLENESS
SELF-CONTROL
because if your life is producing these qualities
people will see your fire before they see you
they will know the warmth of your spirit
through the amazing love of God

When the coals are there glowing
the foundation of the fire is laid
and then keeping the fire going
becomes a matter of throwing on another log

I used to think making a fire looked like a pretty simple thing
until I tried it

God wants us to allow Him to make the fire for us
He wants to teach us through the Holy Spirit in a way that will stick
a way that will stay with us because it occurred through revelation
God is our fire
and through Him we will always know warmth
His fire will always be a tool that will provide for us
raw meat, will be cooked meat, because of God

He came to take care of us
to offer us every good thing in the world
if we will only look to Him to provide it.

~C


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