on the subject of marriage and I likened it to a wood stove and how important it was to maintain the flame in your marriage. However, I would like to take a different look at the flame. This time I am writing about the flame of serving Jesus.
As I wrote in the article entitled, "Keep The Home Fires Burning" I said that there are some basic things that we need in order for us to maintain a healthy fire.
The most important ingredient for a fire to burn properly is oxygen. It is the Holy Spirit in our lives breathing His warnings, His comfort, and His guidance into our hearts. He is the One who stirs our hearts and places the desire to seek after God.
Think back in your own life. Perhaps some of you were going on your merry way not even thinking about God, then something happened and it grabbed your attention. Sometimes people say things that God uses to talk to us about our need for Him. Those little sparks are fueled by the breath of the Holy Spirit in our conscience and He patiently draws us to God.
There comes a point where we have to make a choice. We will either allow this flame to grow in our hearts and respond to the call of God or will we ignore it and allow the flame to go out leaving our heart's fire only a memory surrounded by ashes.
The good news is that if your flame has gone out and you are dealing with the ashes of life, cry out to God and He will send His Comforter to help you and bring you back to Himself. That is what the grace of God is for. He will restore our flame if we ask Him to.
Our challenge is to keep our hearts aflame with the Holy Spirit and not allow things that would quench the flame, like the sand of laziness, smothering of busyness, the water of anger, bitterness or bad attitudes. Instead, allow the oil of the Spirit to heal and comfort you.
Keep your flame bright so that others may see your good works and glorify the Father in Heaven.
Thanks for reading,
Donna
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