I was given a great picture of inspiration preceding perspiration. My 11 year old son has struggled with homeschooling, though he enjoys his enrichment days. He brought his guitar with him when he was going to be at my church office to play after he finished his schoolwork. While playing his guitar he was overheard by our Youth Pastor, Simon, who also is an amazing Worship Leader. He was blown away by Joshua's playing after only a few months. He took Joshua down to the Sanctuary to jam on an electric guitar while he played drums, Joshua's smile was huge. Simon was led to give Joshua the first electric guitar he ever owned, which was given to him by his dad when he was just 18. Even though Joshua just got the electric guitar, my sense from the Holy Spirit was that worship and music are a big part of his destiny.
One author said that passion creates focus which are superior to goals; goals are about obtaining certain outcomes. At the core of passion is desire which comes from a heart that has freedom, rather than coming from a soul under an obligation or in fear. God clearly speaks to the priority of our spirits and our hearts, in all three of the Gospels Jesus tells us "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind." When we live a life disconnected from our hearts then we will leave out of our thoughts, logic, obligations, and fears ending up in numb-numb-ville. In Psalms 37:4 we are told, "Delight yourself in the Lord; And He will give you the desires of your heart." God has designed that desire and passion flows from our hearts and amazingly in the New Covenant we have been given new hearts (Ezekiel 36:26).
It will take hard work (perspiration) to walk in your destiny but without passion and desire we will lose our way.
Passionately pursing Father's Love,
Bret
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