Apathy

LORD GOD,
My faith is lukewarm right now, and my sense of passion and purpose is gone. This apathy is like a parasite that feeds on my motivation and devours the talents and gifts you have given me. Lord, I know one of Satan's greatest lies is that following you is nothing to be excited about. That couldn't be further from the truth. It is only through serving you that my life will have meaning, energy, and purpose. Your spirit is a driving force within me, lighting a passion for service in my heart and encouraging purpose rather than boredom. God, your Word describes the antidote to apathy: purposeful work, a thankful heart, and service to others. These three things can help me fight off feelings of apathy, renew my focus on your purpose for my life, and anticipate with excitement the blessings you have in store for me. Please revive me, Lord!

* God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have showed your love to him by caring for other believers, as you still do. Our great desire is that you will keep on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true. Then you will not become spiritually dull and indifferent. HEBREWS 6: 10-12 ***

What is it that causes us to lose our excitement for Jesus? When we start out, I know personally and seeing it in my husband, that we are on fire for The Lord. We throw ourselves into service and attenting as often as we can. We are huge sponges that cannot absorb enough. Maybe its circumstances that keep us away from church and fellowship or maybe its the enemy. No matter what it is im sure that everyone at some point feels that fire slowly glow dim. When I have felt this way the only thing I could do was to make no excuses and serve. Serve as much and often as I could. Even when I was told by others that I should be at home resting, I felt that it was better to be at church serving and having fellowship with others. Feeding the fire. Ensuring that when I could not make it that my flames would not glow dim. I'm not saying that service is a way to say " I did this , so I can take off time". Me , personally, I have always felt drawn to serve at church no matter what was going on in my life. Serving others and loving others was a greater impact on me than I could have ever imagined. When I think of becoming spiritually dull I think of a blade. Unused it can become rusty and dull but if we are sharpening that tool it will always be ready whenever we need it.
Don't let your blade become dull and rusty , keep it well oiled and sharp. Ready to help others and by doing so you will be helping yourself.