Why can’t I show passion like that? This is a question that I often ask myself but don’t always get an answer! Why do I ask this? Well, it’s because being a solo parent and home maker, doing the full-time work that I do, being part of the church family I am a part of, and being a blogger/writer like I am, I always wonder why I don’t have just a little more zeal for what I do.
I believe it’s because God has wanted me to concentrate on the zeal I need for myself before being fully able to bless others. It’s also because I AM a solo parent and have to juggle many things. I also have a different focus to my work colleagues, church members and blogger/writer friends. Up until this point in time my focus has been on surviving and getting through the season that I’ve just been in.
I work with mostly non-Christians. During my time off the narrow path in my twenties and thirties, I did have a passion for what I was doing at work. Don’t get me wrong, I still enjoy the work I do, but I just don’t make it the be all and end all of my life (and that’s not to say that my colleagues do either!). I feel that God has other plans for my passion and zeal.
I do really admire a couple of ladies that I work with. They both have a lot of passion for what they do and it shows. I am blessed to be able to work with them and have learnt, and continue to learn, a lot of valuable lessons from them. I long for that passion with what I am called to do. But what am I called to do?
I asked God this question the other day and He replied, “Jasmine.” He told me how I am to raise her in the type of home that brings glory to Him. Even though I don’t have a husband, I do have one in God. Even though Jasmine doesn’t have a father living at home with her, she does have God. We are to eat, breath, play, work, and love God.
I also really admire a lot of women who I am connected to in the blogger world. I wonder at times how on earth they do all they do as well as maintain a home and family.
The one thing that I’ve had to remind myself not to do in pondering passion and zeal is to compare myself with anyone else. God has me in the position I’m in for a reason. I am a solo parent, full-time worker in a secular office, friend, church member and blogger/writer for a reason. His vision of what my life is to be like is becoming clearer every day. He is showing me what He has pre-destined for me in His time, not mine.
What things are you passionate about? Where does your zeal come from? If you’re in ministry and also have a job, home and family to tend to, how do you fit everything in? Please share your thoughts in a comment. You WILL be blessing not only me but others who read my blog.
I believe it’s because God has wanted me to concentrate on the zeal I need for myself before being fully able to bless others. It’s also because I AM a solo parent and have to juggle many things. I also have a different focus to my work colleagues, church members and blogger/writer friends. Up until this point in time my focus has been on surviving and getting through the season that I’ve just been in.
I work with mostly non-Christians. During my time off the narrow path in my twenties and thirties, I did have a passion for what I was doing at work. Don’t get me wrong, I still enjoy the work I do, but I just don’t make it the be all and end all of my life (and that’s not to say that my colleagues do either!). I feel that God has other plans for my passion and zeal.
I do really admire a couple of ladies that I work with. They both have a lot of passion for what they do and it shows. I am blessed to be able to work with them and have learnt, and continue to learn, a lot of valuable lessons from them. I long for that passion with what I am called to do. But what am I called to do?
I asked God this question the other day and He replied, “Jasmine.” He told me how I am to raise her in the type of home that brings glory to Him. Even though I don’t have a husband, I do have one in God. Even though Jasmine doesn’t have a father living at home with her, she does have God. We are to eat, breath, play, work, and love God.
I also really admire a lot of women who I am connected to in the blogger world. I wonder at times how on earth they do all they do as well as maintain a home and family.
The one thing that I’ve had to remind myself not to do in pondering passion and zeal is to compare myself with anyone else. God has me in the position I’m in for a reason. I am a solo parent, full-time worker in a secular office, friend, church member and blogger/writer for a reason. His vision of what my life is to be like is becoming clearer every day. He is showing me what He has pre-destined for me in His time, not mine.
What things are you passionate about? Where does your zeal come from? If you’re in ministry and also have a job, home and family to tend to, how do you fit everything in? Please share your thoughts in a comment. You WILL be blessing not only me but others who read my blog.
