Article No. 0456

Turn Your Flicker
Back Into A Flame!

“Draw nigh to God, and
He will draw nigh to you.”

James 4:8

flicker2flame.gif Remember when you first accepted Jesus in your heart and you were so excited about the things of God and could hardly wait to read the next chapter in the Bible or listen to praise songs and were overflowing with joy? There were  only two words to describe you—On F-i-r-e!! Your reborn spirit was a burning flame for God and nothing else in the whole wide world could compare to that fire in your soul!!

At twelve years old I caught on fire and life lit up like a Christmas tree! Falling in  love with Jesus and soaking in the wisdom of God was the only thing that interested me. All that mattered was reading and absorbing God’s Word and finding out everything He had promised in His Word.

For a long time my total interest was the Word of God — but slowly that changed and I started gradually falling away. At first I didn’t realize this was happening, but then the Holy Spirit went to work on me and showed me that I had grown lukewarm because I had let the fire die down.

Perhaps this has this happened to you too (?!) It is easy to slip away, get out of the 'God Habit' and let that fire die out and lose your enthusiasm. If you’ve had a similar kind of experience, here’s how to get the fire back!

God’s Word says to draw near to Him and He will draw near to you, but you have to first drop the things that are stealing your time from reading the Word. Delight yourself in His Word and read it out loud. Become diligent again. If you will give your attention to the things of God, soon your desire for God will increase and your desire will follow your attention. It’s a natural principle, because the  more you attend to something, the more your desire is drawn to give attention to that thing.

So start building yourself up by praying in the spirit and watch how that little flicker becomes a flame again. Believe and act on everything God says to you and before long you will grow BACK into an ALL-CONSUMING FIRE that burns with a RED-HOT FLAME!

God Bless Your Day
Jesus Loves You

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