Comments on: Finding God in Your Desires http://holdthelight.wordpress.com/2007/11/02/finding-god-in-your-desires/ a starting point for a personal faith Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:41:40 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Kathi http://holdthelight.wordpress.com/2007/11/02/finding-god-in-your-desires/#comment-86 Kathi Sun, 04 Nov 2007 21:41:29 +0000 http://holdthelight.wordpress.com/2007/11/02/finding-god-in-your-desires/#comment-86 Oh my goodness! I suffer from the same challenge, my friend! I understand all about the "have-to's, and "should's" and "need-to's! I feel them too! God bless you for taking the time to read this blog, which I think I can tell from your comment, is something God needed you to read. God led you here to let you know that YOU are not alone! Take, my friend, one minute at a time! Just one minute to witness a sunset through God's eyes, to hear a child sing through God's ears, to smell a flower, to feel the warmth of an embrace. Then, take a breath, take a minute more, and reflect on the one thing that you are passionate about, and let's see if you can find a way to fulfill that passion. Is it a matter of setting priorities? We are all good at filling up the "white space" on our calendars with "stuff." Trust me when I say I am not judging you, I do the same thing! This is something that I am just now learning, and dealing with it on an almost daily basis. Use your imagination to see possibilities, your intelligence to evaluate your options, your will to resolve to move toward a goal, set out to accomplish it, and then exercise the power and the freedom to choose! Set your own priorities, my friend, or something or someone else will. Remember, that God gave us all spiritual gifts and talents to share with others. To share that passionate gift in a way that pleases God is a blessing in abundance! I will be praying for you and I BOTH to squeak out a few moments this week to use that passion for His glory! Oh my goodness! I suffer from the same challenge, my friend! I understand all about the “have-to’s, and “should’s” and “need-to’s! I feel them too! God bless you for taking the time to read this blog, which I think I can tell from your comment, is something God needed you to read. God led you here to let you know that YOU are not alone!
Take, my friend, one minute at a time! Just one minute to witness a sunset through God’s eyes, to hear a child sing through God’s ears, to smell a flower, to feel the warmth of an embrace.
Then, take a breath, take a minute more, and reflect on the one thing that you are passionate about, and let’s see if you can find a way to fulfill that passion.
Is it a matter of setting priorities? We are all good at filling up the “white space” on our calendars with “stuff.” Trust me when I say I am not judging you, I do the same thing! This is something that I am just now learning, and dealing with it on an almost daily basis. Use your imagination to see possibilities, your intelligence to evaluate your options, your will to resolve to move toward a goal, set out to accomplish it, and then exercise the power and the freedom to choose! Set your own priorities, my friend, or something or someone else will.

Remember, that God gave us all spiritual gifts and talents to share with others. To share that passionate gift in a way that pleases God is a blessing in abundance! I will be praying for you and I BOTH to squeak out a few moments this week
to use that passion for His glory!

]]> By: curtismchale http://holdthelight.wordpress.com/2007/11/02/finding-god-in-your-desires/#comment-71 curtismchale Sat, 03 Nov 2007 03:02:31 +0000 http://holdthelight.wordpress.com/2007/11/02/finding-god-in-your-desires/#comment-71 So many of us, including myself, get caught up in the 'have to's' in life. I have to work and have no time for what I am truly passionate about. Thanks for the encouragement. So many of us, including myself, get caught up in the ‘have to’s’ in life. I have to work and have no time for what I am truly passionate about. Thanks for the encouragement.

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