Passion
Personified
Personified
That’s the best way I can describe Andrew Shearman’s speaking
style.
Whether talking with 6 people (like this semester) or
preaching to hundreds –
Passion, Joy and Excitement
spills out of each word.
spills out of each word.
He acts things out. Falls
to his knees. Yells. Dances.
Makes
a fool
of himself.
Really anything to convey the heart behind what he’s saying.
And you know what?
It’s really easy to sit back and enjoy.
Like a spectator at
a sporting event–
Enjoy all
the excitement without putting in any of the work.
the excitement without putting in any of the work.
During a week of his
teaching it’s almost impossible not
to catch some
of the LIFE coming off of him.
teaching it’s almost impossible not
to catch some
of the LIFE coming off of him.
It hit me this last week though.
I don’t want some temporary high. I don’t want to sit back in
a chair and think,
a chair and think,
“Wow. He’s
pretty excited about this stuff. That’s pretty cool……”
pretty excited about this stuff. That’s pretty cool……”
And then walk away borrowing some of his excitement
and passion.
If what he’s saying is true –
I want to embody it!
I want it to take deep root in my heart until it becomes a
natural outflow of my life.
natural outflow of my life.
Most of us know we don’t want to be Michal (King Saul’s
Daughter) that mocked King David for dancing passionately before God.
But I also
don’t want to be the guy in the back of the procession spending more time admiring
David’s passion then participating in the worship myself!
don’t want to be the guy in the back of the procession spending more time admiring
David’s passion then participating in the worship myself!
Every staff member and teacher here gives away
enough life for me to live off of
and feel pretty good.
But I didn’t come here to learn some principles and have a
fun time in Spain.
fun time in Spain.
I want what
I’m learning here to truly become WHO I AM.
I’m learning here to truly become WHO I AM.
That’s the cry of
my heart.
my heart.
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