You can stay on fire for God!

"Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” (Rom. 12:11-12 NIV)

Facts about fire

The principle to keep a fire burning is simple. You only need to make sure your fire has three essential things: 1) fuel, 2) heat and 3) oxygen. Removing any one of these things and your fire will go out!

Keep your spiritual fire going

There are three things mentioned in Romans 12:11-12, needed to keep your spiritual fire going:

1.  Be joyful in hope. Things don't always LOOK good; therefore, you must remember to look BEYOND any negative present circumstances with JOYFUL HOPE towards the future, with the correct understanding that God is working it all out for a wonderful future for you. (Rom. 8:28)

2.  Be patient in affliction. Problems, or “afflictions” happen to everyone from time to time. That's just the way it is. But, the key to handling them when they appear, is to remain PATIENT with the understanding that God is working things out for you and you must wait patiently, and EXPECTANTLY for Him to do it in His perfect timing. (1 Peter 4:12)

3. Be faithful in prayer. Prayer, of course, is simply talking things over with God. Remember to do that always! In good times and in bad times talk to God about everything.  (Col. 4:2)

Hearts on fire from God’s Word!

“They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?” (Luke 24:32 NIV)