Rebuild Your Spiritual Fire
“For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands” 2 Timothy 1:6 (NIV)
I absolutely love a good campfire. It’s so peaceful and mesmerizing. I love the crackling sounds, the dancing and sometimes colorful flames, and even the glowing embers as the fire starts to die down. It’s always a little sad when the fire goes out, and all I see is just a gray pile of ashes. There are times in life that I feel like those leftover ashes have mimicked my spiritual life…those times when I don’t really feel like I’m “on fire” anymore.
Have you experienced this too? Has your spiritual progress, growth, or walk with God at times seemed to have waned or died off a bit? Does it seem like God is more distant or that you are farther from God? The good news is that the fire or passion you may have once had is not really gone. It’s still IN you (see verse below). The embers are there. It just needs to be fanned back into a flame.
“For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is IN you through the laying on of my hands” 2 Timothy 1:6 (NIV)
“That is why I would remind you to stir up (rekindle the embers of, fan the flame of, and keep burning) the [gracious] gift of God, [the inner fire] that is in you by means of the laying on of my hands [with those of the elders at your ordination].” 2 Timothy 1:6 (AMPC)