Off the cuff rambling about passion

"what is that one thing which you are passionate about?"

That's the question that Esther asked Joel. I shall ask myself that question and examine what am I really passionate about.

In order to answer that question I have to first ask myself what is my purpose of living. As a Christian my purpose is to know God and in knowing Him, live as a worthy bearer of the Lord's name. When I do that, I know God is glorified. And doing that makes me most satisfied because I am living for the purpose men was created for.

What then is the basis for glorifying God? The bible. The bible is the light for all Christians. No other spiritual truths that exist outside of scripture can be the basis of glorifying God because God has ordained that His word be read and His word be kept. Not in our shelves but in our hearts so that we will always remember our Creator and to keep His ways. This strong belief stems out of faith. It's not forced or manipulated by any human means. Without faith, it is impossible to please God. It's not a case of "I am not sure", but rather "I am dead sure despite my circumstances". It is by His grace that I see and it's thru faith that I respond to the outpouring of grace upon me.

Within that grace lies the passion in my heart. Passion to me is the strong desire that we have; there is more to that. It is also a desire that is worth dying for. The latin word for passion means to suffer. Yes, to desire for something even to suffer for it. The thing I have strong desire for is not a thing, but a person. I desire Christ. God forgive me if I love my wife more than Christ; love my music more than Christ; love my mentees more than Christ; love my life. In Christ lies the stream of water where blessings flow. Knowing Christ thru His written Word gave me the wisdom to love others and to serve them. When we desire Christ, our desire will be what Christ desires. We find joy in Christ when we say good-bye to ourselves; when we crucify old selves so that Christ will reign completely is us. It's never about ourselves. Jesus assured us that since he feeds the sparrow and clothe the lilies, he will surely take care of us coz we are His. And we are are not hereto make much of ourselves, but to make much of Him. This was something that I read from John Piper's Don't Waste Your Life which really changed my life and i only read the first 3 to 4 chapters of that book. I kept reading over and over again coz it was so revolutionary to me! Therefore I was compelled to share this to others. No one taught us this in Sunday School or in cell group. We have gone in circles trying to define what being a Christian is all about and many of us never get a satisfactory answer.

Now that I found my passion, life goes on - to teach others what their passion must be. Whether you're a rich man, poor man, beggar man, or thief. Doctor, lawyer or Indian chief you all have a purpose. Desire Christ first, then you will truly know the meaning of the phrase "Put God in the centre and everything will come together". When everything comes together, it's never about us, but Christ.

When we die people on the earth will talk about the things we did for them, but when we cross to the otherside, what we did on earth will turn to ashes and only what we did for Christ will last.

In Christ Alone I place my trust

And find my glory in the power of the Cross

In every victory

Let it be said of me

"My source of strenth, my source of hope is Christ Alone!"