STIRRED UP!

2 Timothy 1:6 NLT This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you when I laid my hands on you.

I seem to be always reading things that stir me up!😊The other day, it was this: “If we’re not hungry for Christ, we’re probably too full of ourselves”. Wow, that got my attention!

We all know what it’s like to be full up after a meal we’ve enjoyed. We can’t eat another thing! Sometimes though we eat things that while they may not be junk food, they’re not what we really need for healthy bodies.

This comment about being hungry for Christ made me realise how our soul can be stuffed with all the wrong things as well! We may be full of good intentions, worries or even good works, but anything that leaves us too full, too busy, to be hungry for Jesus Himself and His word, means we’ve been to the wrong cafe!

No matter whether we’re outgoing or shy there’s always a danger of being full of ourselves, of what we want, of what people think about us, that we forget we’re a new creation in Christ and we’re meant to be so full of His Holy Spirit that we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us!😊

The other danger is when we become apathetic, when we lose our appetite for the things of God and we can’t be bothered to do anything about it. Apostle Paul told Timothy to stir up his spiritual gift, to fan it into flames! God is telling us today to stir ourselves up because it’s important that we’re ready when Jesus comes back! 

If for some reason you don’t feel hungry for the things of God, (and we’ve probably all experienced that at times) then ask the Lord to give you a fresh hunger and thirst for Jesus, for His kingdom and His way of doing life. May we all be willing to get up off our bottoms, get stirred up and listen to what He tells us. 

God’s good plans are waiting for us, but being full of what we want, apathy or procrastination won’t bring them in, but being full of Jesus will! Lord help us to fan the flame!😊 Amen.

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