I wanted to spend a couple of post talking about something I've been wrestling with. Pastoring is a self motivating job. There's rarely anyone looking over your shoulder making sure you complete certain tasks or meet deadlines. The goal is often objective - you may interpret it differently than I do - so it's vital to keep passion alive daily. But this goes for anyone in any job. Here are some things I've noticed sap my passion and creativity.A lack of the Word. It is simply supernatural. There's nothing that can revitalize you like the Word of God, but what we often fall into is reading God's Word instead of letting it mess us up - really letting your heart drop it's defenses and learn something new each day. In Vince Antonucci's words, getting your face in front of God's face and letting it change you.
We sink into this idea that either (1) we can do without change today or (2) we have changed enough and this change that today would bring won't be that big of a deal. We must let the Word of God breathe on us daily. Without it we will loose our passion.
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