Quotes about Passion

The presence of passion, faith, and belief in our hearts is a gift. It's on loan to our souls.

fervently—because fervent prayer keeps your true identity in focus.

The glory our God receives, and will eternally receive, from having saved our souls doesn't come from all the good things we do for Him. His glory comes from creating people of purity and spiritual passion who once did things like that. Like we've done. Like you've done. Like I've done.

And I know without a doubt that God planned the chance for you and me to get together like this too—to unite through our passion for prayer. In fact, He whispered to me about you at that very first Bible study. I didn't know it then. But I see it clearly now. It's you. You're the one He had in mind.

Because praying—reaching outward and upward to Him—is the way His passion comes down. Even

Strategy 1—Against Your Passion He seeks to dim your whole desire for prayer, dull your interest in spiritual things, and downplay the potency of your most strategic weapons (Eph. 6:10—20).

So here's what I'd say to you. Let's start here. Praying for this. To recover and maintain your passion. To regain and sustain your cutting edge.

A simple test to ascertain how much you enjoy and derive meaning from your work is to ask yourself whether you would continue doing it if you won the lottery.

From my experience, you need to be enjoying the game rather than being concerned with getting off the field as fast as possible, if you are going to do well.

Martin Luther claimed that he "never did anything well until his wrath was excited, and then he could do anything well.

When we invite the Spirit to fill us, the Spirit's power grips our lives with this kind of strength and passion.

But for us this also means that in place of the spread of our Orthodox, Roman Catholic or Protestant churches we have to put a passion for the kingdom of God. Mission doesn't mean `compelling them to come in'! It is the invitation to God's future and to hope for the new creation of all things: `Behold, I am making all things new' - and you are invited to this divine future for the world!