Enthusiasm

Are you enthusiastic about your life? Do you do everything with enthusiasm? Rev 2:4-5 talks about losing enthusiasm for your faith...Mk speaks about losing enthusiasm in sharing the Gospel...Jn 13:37-38 can cause you to make unwise choices...Ex 35:21..all speak about this very subject. Although they don't use the word enthusiasm, if studied in context it reveal so. What are some of the things. big or small can we do in such a manner? From changing to sharing the gospel with a hurting friend to being a CEO of a major company and doing it with integrity, pride and joy. All of those things matter to Go. They matter to God...He sees all we do and if we do it in such a manner others will notice usually its something that somehow passes to others and/or is appreciated by those around you. The word enthusiasm means: a feeling of excitement, overflowing w/ eager enjoyment, intense emotionalism. I know its hard to show it when you are going grocery shopping, buying a new bra, going to work after a long commute etc, etc. But God loves a joyful person and ever if you have to pretend at first it can come about...even when buying a bra ladies. Now I know its hard for you...its just as hard for me, especially in regard to my physical condition, I find myself being thankful for the things that I normally wouldn't. Those things that we view as strife, day to day problems, a problem that may last a long long time or a lifetime, we can be thankful for what we are learning from them. Now to a young mother it may be hard to do this when you are changing diapers or cleaning jelly off the floor for the hundredth time that morning...be thankful for things like they will soon grow up ( I know this I have 3 teenagers :) ) or to think about those who cant have kids, your child has the comforts of being in our country vs AIDS babies in Asia or a place where food is a luxury...you don't worry that the water you put in his/ her cup wont be contaminated which leads to sickness and often death. So you see that we, even I can be thankful, joyful, enthusiastic about each day, for which we live and breathe. Its as hard for me as the next but at least pretend for a while and maybe you too can be thankful, joyful each...may your cup runneth over! "G"

The last few weeks have been a reality check of sorts...It came to my heart that it had been a while since I have read the Word...I am not able to attend church regularly as well as my womens bible study, both which I love so much. They caused me to read the Word.I was thirsty for it anyways. However during my days either recouperating or not feeling well in general steals one away from those things and the Word. Although I pray every day, throught the day, obviously reading the bible needs to be done as well. My life because of that recently lacked something...I cant really explain it...one who this has happened to knows what Im talking about. Also I see Joyce Meyer on TV which I watch every day...its kinda like my "church". Something she said convicted my heart. She has been studying the bible for 30 plus yrs..she talked about our need to be in the Word every day..anyways that convicted me. She is a teacher of the Word and I admire her (teaching being a passion of mine which I feel called to do) and the neccesity of doing so...dont I need to do the same? I immediately got out my bible and started reading. Now you would you think I would begin to be consistent, however do you think I stayed with that?. I pray and hope that I will continue, and in that quench my thirst. Will I? I am thirsty but will I drink? If I dont I will become parched...and we know what happens to a plant or tree when they are not watered..they die. Not that I will die physically but my spirit will...will it steer towards what He wants for my life? Wont it cause me to not do things I shouldnt, where in the past I had not felt convicted? I fear not, for not only am I parched, I dont want to wait until my mouth is dry. So goodbye for now, I have some reading to do, and some studying to do. I hope you will read the Word regularly, for you too will become parched as well. Only He has the water to quench that thirst..So go get a drink...hurry up though, you dont want to get parched. :)