“And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with ALL YOUR HEART” (Jer. 29:13).

When we want something more than we want anything else, we will find it whatever the cost. When our desire is strong, we are highly motivated. We overcome obstacles. We refuse to become sidetracked by the many distractions, no matter how legitimate. We are determined. We will not be denied! We succeed in finding the things we desire, when we seek them passionately. All else becomes a trivial pursuit.

Most of us, however, are conditioned to choosing a lifestyle in which we have the greatest amount of pleasure and the least amount of pain. It is called SETTLING. There are things we wish we had, but our conditioning keeps us from seeking them. There are things we know we need, but habitual choices prevent us from attaining them. There are even things we have adapted to that cause us pain and guilt, but our fear of change keeps us from finding deliverance from the situation.

Many times life steals our passion. We are like the story of the frog in the pot. Every day the heat gets turned up a little until we are being cooked and don’t even realize it. We give up on our dreams to the limitations defined by our experience. We lose our uniqueness to the rules of society. We surrender our destiny to a reduced sense of self. We are so caught up in the grind of living, like the frog in the pot, that we surrender more of our lives to the mediocrity every day and don’t realize it.

To resurrect your passion you must recover some of your dreams. So where do you start? You don’t start by clearly identifying your ultimate dreams. You begin simply by recognizing the things in your life that are not as you would have them. Then you must define how you want them to be. Once you have a picture of what you want, then allow yourself to experience the expectations of positive results. 

Remember: Desire can be a positive or a destructive force in your life. You have to change in order to live your dreams!