Fueling the Fire: Igniting Passion for God’s Purpose
TODAY’S FOCUS IS: Keeping Your Spirit Fueled and Your Faith Aflame
"Take your everyday, ordinary life . . . and place it before God as an offering." —Romans 12:1
The Fire Must Keep Burning
🔥 Ever feel like your faith flickers instead of blazes?
You’re not alone. Spiritual fire doesn’t stay lit on its own. It needs fuel, oxygen, and protection from the winds that try to put it out.
🚨 The enemy wants your fire to die out. He doesn’t need you to turn your back on God—he just needs you to become cold, lifeless, and ineffective.
But the Word says otherwise:
📖 "Never let the fire in your heart go out. Keep it alive. Serve the Lord." —Romans 12:11 (NIRV)
🔥 That’s the call—to stay fueled, stay aflame, and burn bright in a dark world.
The Power of Encouragement & Accountability
📌 Encouragement fuels the fire
When we surround ourselves with strong brothers in Christ, we fan the flames of faith in each other.
📖 "Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds." —Hebrews 10:24
💡 Imagine what would happen if you made it your mission to ignite the fire in your family, your friends, and your community!
📌 Accountability keeps the fire from going out
Left alone, even the strongest men grow cold. That’s why we need brothers who check in, challenge us, and keep us sharp.
📖 "Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another." —Proverbs 27:17
🚨 Who in your life is keeping you accountable? Who are you keeping accountable?
How to Keep Your Fire Burning
🔥 1. Feed the Fire Daily
Your spirit needs fuel. That means regularly consuming God’s Word, prayer, and worship.
💡 Are you filling up on God’s truth daily, or running on empty?
🔥 2. Surround Yourself With Firestarters
You become like the men you surround yourself with. Find brothers who will push you toward God’s best.
💡 Who’s keeping you spiritually sharp? Who needs you to help sharpen them?
🔥 3. Stoke the Fire Through Service
🔥 Faith that isn’t exercised grows cold. The more you serve others, the hotter your passion for God becomes.
💡 Where is God calling you to step up and serve?
🔥 4. Protect the Fire From Distractions & Sin
🔥 The fastest way to put out a fire is to neglect it.
🚨 What’s dampening your fire? Sin? Comfort? Distractions?
📖 "Throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles." —Hebrews 12:1
Challenge of the Week
✅ Find one way to encourage someone’s faith this week. Send a message, pray for them, or invite them into deeper accountability.
✅ Identify what’s fueling your fire—and what’s draining it. Make one intentional step to feed your spirit and remove a distraction.
✅ Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to give you fresh vision for how you can stay "fueled and aflame."
Let’s Pray
Father,
You have set a fire in my heart, and I don’t want it to go out. Keep me hungry for Your presence. Show me what fuels my passion for You and what dampens it. Bring the right brothers around me to keep me sharp, and help me to be a firestarter in the lives of others. Let my life be an offering that burns brightly for Your glory. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
🔥 Brother, let’s not settle for lukewarm faith. Keep the fire alive.
Let’s Get to Work!