I am 25 years old, I enjoy using my gifts to serve others, what I’m passionate about is continually being defined, I am single, and this is not a dating advertisement. Nevertheless, I would appreciate your response.
I’m young, but I’m also old enough to realize that parts of life are cyclical. Trends become tendencies become the rule. Sometimes we start something on fire with gusto and passion, but then reality sets in or things don’t turn out how we hope they will. Right now the concept echoing through my thoughts is in regards to maintaining a passion for Christ despite time, trend, or circumstance.
This topic can be generalized to encompass a lot of life experiences: joining a sports team, acquiring a new job, meeting a new interest, getting married, or adopting a cute, adorable puppy that is merely months away from being a dog.
Here is my question that I would love your opinion on. How do you remain passionate for something/someone when the music has diminished, the beauty has faded, the window’s view disappoints, apathy has replaced excitement, or the once roaring fire resembles coals? I’m not talking about remaining on a permanent emotional high. I’m asking, how do you—in the words of my father—“keep the main thing the main thing” when fatigue, time, and experience have tainted the at-one-time fervent cries of your heart?
Thoughts? (To my knowledge there isn’t a word limit on comments.)
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