Re-Spark That Fire with Him!

“…and if you could just pray that the flame will spark and stay on fire and that I develop a strong desire to have a firm, strong relationship with Him again…”

This is from a dm I received from a friend that inspired me to share to you! I pray God moves through my writing but also that real growth occurs through genuine conversations that are started by it.

It’s a common thing heard when people talk about wanting to be on fire for Jesus! The problem is, fires eventually burn out. However, someone told me that “if you want a fire, you have to put in one stick at a time”.

So if the desire of our heart is truly to have a relationship with God, we will keep putting in sticks so the flame doesn’t disappear.

A “stick” is just anything you do that gets you closer to God. Maybe it’s praying, reading a bible, listening to worship songs, or meeting with a friend and doing a bible study together etc etc etc. Believe me when I say this, when you draw near to God and He will draw near to you. What a beautiful promise God given us. One of the pastors once said, "if God seems far away, guess who moved?” which is such a great reminder that although we definitely can’t work our way to heaven, we still need to put a work in order to be closer to Him and become more like Him just like we would do for any human relationship. How much more should we desire to do so with our Heavenly Father who loves us so much deeper than any human ever could!

I’m not doing this blog thing to give tips to people who I can’t relate to. I’m literally just thinking of topics and talking about whatever pops into my head from what my reality is and what God has shown me and I know 100% that I need to read and apply my own words more than anyone else does.

With that being said, some days I feel like I can only put in half a stick. My recent excuse is all about work work and work, the most exhausting way. It takes a lot out of me physically, mentally, and even spiritually and some days I just feel drained when I have to add even just little life things on top of it. It’s ironic because even though I know God will fill me up, I still use feeling empty as an excuse to not make time for Him. Yet I think scrolling through social media or standing in a hot shower for way too long will help. My point here is, it’s not about having time, it’s about making time.

Chances are I don’t know you on a deep level so I do not know what your excuses are and they might be wayyyy bigger than my current one. I just know we all have excuses or we would never feel the need to re-spark that fire with Him because we would be content with drifting from God. Wow I pray hard for me and for you that we never end up in that place. Lately I have tried to start looking at my excuses as motivation. The fact that I’m even making an excuse means I’m obviously feeling a conviction that is requiring a response which means my soul knows I need to spend time with Jesus even when the enemy’s lies try to convince me otherwise. 

So my prayer for myself, for a friend who messaged me, for you, yes you and for anyone who reads this is that we will listen to that conviction and desire to chase after God knowing that He can and will satisfy us and fill us up so we can pour it out onto others and that we will be realistic and realize that it will require throwing in some sticks day by day.