Passion Leads to Pursuits

When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.- Nehemiah 1:4 (NIV)

Our problems can reveal our passion.  The very things that remain unsettled within our surroundings or among those whom we care about can become burdens upon our hearts.  They fuel us with passion.  They fill us with comapssion. These problems can lead us into prayer.  While we are in prayer, our passion can come out.  Our passion can send us into prayer, and then point us to purposeful pursuits.

Your cause may become your calling.  Nehemiah was in a position that allowed him access to available resources, but he was in a posture that made the king aware of his passion (Nehemiah 1:4, 11).  If it’s your calling, the Creator will commission you for the work.  Go to God in prayer, revealing those things that burden your heart.  Accept God’s answers to your prayers.  You may never undrstand who God sends your way or why, but God provides what you need in due season and with divine reason.  Once you accept it, act upon God’s leading through His Holy Spirit.