Don't Let Your Fire Go Out

by Audrea Winbush Lott
EnlightenedPath@comcast.net



Rev 2:3-5

3 You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary.
4 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love.
5 Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent… NIV


Rev 2:3-5

3 I know you are enduring patiently and are bearing up for My name's sake, and you have not fainted or become exhausted or grown weary.
4 But I have this [one charge to make] against you: that you have left (abandoned) the love that you had at first [you have deserted Me, your first love].
5 Remember then from what heights you have fallen. Repent (change the inner man to meet God's will) and do the works you did previously [when first you knew the Lord]… AMP


It is so easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of everyday life and lose sight of the things that are most important. Though we push, press, persevere, and stay true to the things of God, if we are not cautious, that intense love and excitement that we once had can wane and our fire can start to die down.

Take time to go back and remember how excited you were, how determined you were, and how relieved you were when you realized that our Heavenly Father, the Creator of the universe loved you like nobody else could! You were washed, cleansed, forgiven, restored, reconciled, and loved unconditionally. What excitement! What joy! We would practically move mountains to get in place to be able to hear more, to learn more, and to grow more in the things of God. Some of us wanted to tell everyone what we found. Some of us just allowed the “newness” to shine through us allowing others to see the difference.

You have not wearied of staying the course no matter what has come your way. You have been through many situations and have not forsaken God. However, pay close attention. Check your flame. Check and see if that fire is burning as hot as it was initially. If not, fan that flame, stir up those embers deep within, return to your first love. It’s not about a feeling, but it is about an intense realization that nothing or no one can do for you what God has done for you. Therefore nothing or no one can be the recipient of that love, affection, attention, and reverence that He alone deserves.

If other things have crept into your “first love’s” spot, it is now time to rearrange your schedule, your priorities, your goals, and your affections. Put things in the proper order. Invest the time, effort, and energy that are necessary to keep that fire hot, intense relationship fresh with your first love.

Prayer: “Father, forgive me for allowing our special relationship to be crowded out by other things, other pursuits, other interests. I repent and run back to you, my first love. Amen”

The Enlightened Path Weekly Nugget
Week of October 11, 2009

Don’t Let Your Fire Go Out
by Audrea Winbush Lott


© 2009 Audrea Winbush Lott

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