Passion

So today I discuss passion.  What do you think of when you first see the word?

The best definition in dictionary.com to me is:  "Any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling. . ."  

Now relate that to your calling, to what you love to do more than anything else.

Do you know what that is?  Or are you still searching?

From the time I was 3 years old, I have wanted to sing and make music.  For too many years I allowed fear to keep me from developing into what God wanted for me.

When I had my surgery, I thought it was over.  I truly believed that I was being punished for the years I had allowed fear to keep me tied down.

Now, I have another chance.  And God is teaching me the music to go along with it.

So what do I do with this?  One day at a time, I listen, I learn, I glean information from others more experienced than I.  And I allow my passion to fuel the drive needed to let The Holy Spirit work in me.

Is the Holy Spirit creating this passion?  

I'm not sure, a great friend shared today "Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true." - Leon Joseph Suenens

Then another:  "Anyone can draw. Art is whether or not there is a scream inside waiting to get out." Quote from the play "My name is Asher Lev" 

Then Mary Whelchel from The Christian Working Woman has a series called "What do you have tied  up"?  where she goes into the truth that God gives us gifts and abilities which some of us tend to use for our own will or don't use at all (as I did for 20 years).  She goes on to teach that if we untie these gifts and abilities and give them back to the Lord how He floods our life with the greatest thrill and joy in life.

This describes my life for the last 6 months. . . .

So thankful to you Father for these things,

Your Daughter, Eve