Thursday, August 03, 2006

WHAT FIRE BURNS IN YOU?

Very few people get the opportunity and privilege to have an impact. I like to think that each day I do my job, in some small way, I have changed something for the better. It doesn't need to be anything huge; when I was six it was as simple as getting my cat from the top of a tree. I always wanted to be a nurse. Now that I've become what I admired, I've had to learn to deal with situations that are both unexpected and difficult. There have been times when I've seen something so powerful the tears begin to fall before the emotion even registers. It's during those times that I fall back on memories. The difficult experiences in my life make every other moment better than it would have been otherwise. Why do I do what I do? Because I need to find the moments that change the places and lives around me, and more importantly the moments that change me. It's what I live for. The desire to walk through each day with that ultimate goal in mind is the only fire that burns forever. The God in me is that fire. He places the desire within me to "make a difference". He changes me through each experience. I praise Him for this. Even though, walking through them, may be difficult...I see that the "me" becomes more like "HE". For "He that has begun a good work in me is faithful to complete it"...I thank HIM for that. He is faithful and good and true.

May I ask.....what fire burns in you?

1 comment:

ruthrap said...

I believe that the fire starts with a mere ember and as we grow, and grow in Christ,so the fire burns stronger. I feel the older I get and the more I strive to be a better person and more obedient to Christ, the fire burns stronger and stronger.