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Decades ago…(OMG…I feel
SO OLD!) I was in a singing group that did motivational entertainment for
business meetings. We sang songs like, I’m
so Excited, When You Walk Through a Storm, and Made it Through the Rain. Our job was to fire up the crowd, get
them to believe in great possibilities, to move forward, and take decisive
action. We called ourselves, “Boiling
Point.” I came up with that name because it occurred to me that one degree
makes a huge difference.
At 211 degrees Fahrenheit,
water is hot. At 212, it boils, and it can move a two-ton steam engine!
A person with fire in his belly will do more than a person with only facts in his brain!
Are you cold, warm, hot, or boiling? I can hear you thinking, “Well,
I’m just not that way. I’m more laid back. Everyone expresses him or herself
differently.”
True, true... I, the Music Theater major, am much more vocal
than my husband, the Engineer. But he can get pretty fired up about some
things... mention the United States Marine Corps and watch what happens!
I can almost guarantee
you that you weren’t always so...lackadaisical.
You were created to be FIRED UP
ABOUT SOMETHING!
Have you even seen a two or three-year-old that didn’t get
fired up about life? The
wonder of the puppy incites giggles and a dash around the room. The bright
balloon taking flight into the clouds astounds and amazes the toddler.
When the three-year-old engages herself with play dough for
the first time, she will work and work and work with it. My youngest
granddaughter is so enthralled with those colorful blobs that she dreams of “Going
to Disneyland and playing with play dough.” She will sit for extended
periods (that alone is nearly a miracle)
and work to create something of beauty….well...
it’s beautiful to her…and of course, her GG, who thinks everything she does is
genius!
God created you to be
fired up. It shouldn't be "weird." It should be normal!
Unfortunately, hurtful experiences and years of disappointment act as
a “wet blanket” on most people’s fire, and they become lukewarm, insipid, dull,
and unproductive!
What FIRES YOU UP? What
are you willing to commit time and energy to in the pursuit of something
magnificent?
One degree makes such a
difference! You can turn up the heat and go from 211 to 212. When you do, you
will see that steam engine chugging down the track of your life toward your
goals.
Focus. Believe. Speak.
Think. Take action. Build a fire in your belly that pushes you to pursue!!!
…to be continued…
“I know your deeds, that you are
neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you
are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.” ~
The Words of Jesus in Revelation 3:15-16
I'm not too old to be fired up....and neither are you!
I'll blog you later. In the meantime do something today.... with zeal!
