On FIRE or Burning OUT
ON fire or Burning Out?
I think wild fire....
Passion at its heart has energy. Energy is defined as being static or kinetic. Static energy is stored and ready to be used and Kinetic energy is energy in motion. God has been placing in us a vast storehouse of Static energy and passion. We have not known how to release it and we have not known how to engage it. It is like steam that is building pressure. The pressure can be utilized and drive a locomotive or it can be simply blown off. But if this pressure is not release one way or another it will break it’s container open with the force of that uncontrolled power. We are at a breaking, point. We have passion, purpose and desire. We see something that is worth while to put our energies into and we see a goal set before us. So what to do now?
This passion must be released in controlled bursts as it were. An all out blast will lay flat all who are around. There is a law of inertia. That law states anything at rest wants to stay at rest and anything moving wants to keep moving in a straight line. To move fragile things, gentle, consistent, firm pressure will have the greatest effect. We have the opportunity to move ourselves first and those who are attached will follow. Like a locomotive we who are the engines will produce movement. A caboose never drives the train. Our passion will produce a growth of purpose and desire among the youth. If they see us stepping where we have never stepped before using the gifts God has given us to touch them and encourage them to do the same our passion will produce a slow emergence of Synergistic force. (synergy is the combining of powers to produce more together than the combined single units can produce alone). TEAM is an anagram for Together Everyone Achieves More. I see the passion, the pressure and the commitment to the youth, yourselves and each other. Where there is unity there is Gods Blessing Keep up the good work.
When we take this passion that is burning in us and we don’t see the results we want right away we get frustrated. If we equate the burn out that is talked about often with the blowing up of the steam engine we see a correlation. Both have great potential, Both have power or passion but the knowing how to engage, and how to release that power is what is missing. When I put people in place in ministry I look for _3_ things.
1. Do they have Passion and Committment. An intense desire to see a particular area of ministry successful. Without this there will be a drying up of effectiveness after the thrill is gone.
2. I look for Integrity. A character that is Godly and growing. I don’t look for perfection. I look for someone who will not bring shame to the gospel and will continue to follow Christ’s admonitions for their own personal life. With out integrity the ministry will explode. (from within)
3. I look for Ability. Ability is the God given gifts to do the work of the ministry. No ministry will be effective without ability. This will grow as we study to show ourselves approved unto God. Both spiritually and practically. (see II tim 4).. Without ability the ministry will eventually Implode. Without ability we will implode because we have passion but no way to do what we desire and we will begin to focus our critics on those around us.
Passion at its heart has energy. Energy is defined as being static or kinetic. Static energy is stored and ready to be used and Kinetic energy is energy in motion. God has been placing in us a vast storehouse of Static energy and passion. We have not known how to release it and we have not known how to engage it. It is like steam that is building pressure. The pressure can be utilized and drive a locomotive or it can be simply blown off. But if this pressure is not release one way or another it will break it’s container open with the force of that uncontrolled power. We are at a breaking, point. We have passion, purpose and desire. We see something that is worth while to put our energies into and we see a goal set before us. So what to do now?
This passion must be released in controlled bursts as it were. An all out blast will lay flat all who are around. There is a law of inertia. That law states anything at rest wants to stay at rest and anything moving wants to keep moving in a straight line. To move fragile things, gentle, consistent, firm pressure will have the greatest effect. We have the opportunity to move ourselves first and those who are attached will follow. Like a locomotive we who are the engines will produce movement. A caboose never drives the train. Our passion will produce a growth of purpose and desire among the youth. If they see us stepping where we have never stepped before using the gifts God has given us to touch them and encourage them to do the same our passion will produce a slow emergence of Synergistic force. (synergy is the combining of powers to produce more together than the combined single units can produce alone). TEAM is an anagram for Together Everyone Achieves More. I see the passion, the pressure and the commitment to the youth, yourselves and each other. Where there is unity there is Gods Blessing Keep up the good work.
When we take this passion that is burning in us and we don’t see the results we want right away we get frustrated. If we equate the burn out that is talked about often with the blowing up of the steam engine we see a correlation. Both have great potential, Both have power or passion but the knowing how to engage, and how to release that power is what is missing. When I put people in place in ministry I look for _3_ things.
1. Do they have Passion and Committment. An intense desire to see a particular area of ministry successful. Without this there will be a drying up of effectiveness after the thrill is gone.
2. I look for Integrity. A character that is Godly and growing. I don’t look for perfection. I look for someone who will not bring shame to the gospel and will continue to follow Christ’s admonitions for their own personal life. With out integrity the ministry will explode. (from within)
3. I look for Ability. Ability is the God given gifts to do the work of the ministry. No ministry will be effective without ability. This will grow as we study to show ourselves approved unto God. Both spiritually and practically. (see II tim 4).. Without ability the ministry will eventually Implode. Without ability we will implode because we have passion but no way to do what we desire and we will begin to focus our critics on those around us.
WE burn out or blow up when we:
1. Are not doing what God called us to do thus we are frustrated because we do not have the innate means to complete the task assigned us. We will continually adjust the task so we can attain success all the while missing the potential we desire. Frustrating ourselves because we have a passion for the goal but no means to complete it.
2. WE burn out because we are called to the tasks assigned but we are unprepared. This will add mountains of stress on us and we will feel unfulfilled and frustrated. Preparation is the foundation that we build from allowing for flexibility of the Holy Spirits movements.
3.WE burn out because we will not change and the old ways are no longer sufficient to meat the needs of the changing assignment.
I believe I have the right people in the right place at the right time. I will step back and be a back ground support. (no interjections unless asked. I believe in you all..
posted by P. John from Becida at 7:45 PM
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