Live Passionately
“You will seek me and find me,
when you seek me with all your heart.”
Jeremiah 29:13
Explanation:
Choosing passion means living fully committed. We are all asked to do more than we can do. Every hero and heroine of the Bible does more than they thought was possible – Peter walked on water, Sarah had a baby even though it was biologically impossible, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego survived a fiery furnace and Moses stood in the middle of a sea trusting God to part the water. The story of God is filled with passionate and flawed people who God used to do impossible things. What if this is the year you pursue risky obedience and passionately go all-in with God?
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Living passionately also means accepting the new thing God asks you to step into while simultaneously enjoying what you’ve already been given. It’s about living your normal everyday life beautifully and audaciously. What do you want yourkids to remember about their childhood? Do more of that. What would you love to do that you haven’t done yet? Today is the day to start. Why not let loose your inner hugging person, even if you’ve tamped her down in social settings before? Why not wear the pants you didn’t think you could pull off? Seduce your husband and make his day. Enjoy your work and view it as a blessing – do it with all your might. Don’t just make it through the day; add a little romance. Why not go for it? Your life has been given to you as a gift from God; it doesn’t always have to be serious and high-stakes – go and enjoy it.
The Symbol:
Lightning bolts, like passion, have immense power. Each lightning bolt starts with a lightning leader. The leader determines the path, but other bolts branch off as it goes, increasing in speed and establishing ionic channels. As these channels are established, they produce bright flashes and subsequent thunder. As lightning touches down, it catalyzes newness via many natural phenomena, including wildfires that ignite a fresh start, the adding of nitrogen to soil to create a prime growing environment and sending shock waves that carry energy.