What inspires you? Motivates you?
What am I passionate about? Well, here’s part of my list:
You could probably create a similar list of passions. What are the interests that capture your attention and the activities that fill your free time? What are the things you like to talk about?
As I look at my list, though, I’m struck by the fact that these are all temporal things that give me pleasure. As much as I love playing golf on a sunny vacation day in Oregon while talking about college football, I also know that there are more important things to focus on — things that move me to action.
So, here’s another list of my passions:
My first list of passions consists of my interests. This second list is all about the things of God — and these are the passions I want to define my life.
So what captures your allegiance and inspires your passion? You probably could develop an initial list, just as I did, of your interests and hobbies and greatest joys — the things you love doing.
But beyond that, what are the most important things in your life? If you stripped away all the items on your initial list, what would remain? What are the passions that move you to action?
Many of you could answer these questions about your interests, but some of you may have given little thought to your passions. Here are a few questions to spark some fresh thinking:
Now that you’ve thought about these questions, see how your personality connects you with God and learn how to put your passions into action.
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