God Is Working, Phil 2:13

Text
“For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.” (Philippians 2:13, NLT).

Insight
God is at work in you. What is He doing? He is depositing passion (desire) and power to do what pleases him. Every believer has a passion / dream within them. This God-given passion is designed to motivate us to action. Not only has God equipped you for impact through the Spiritual gifts, but He has also ignited you for action by giving you passion.
What is passion? It is the God-given desire that compels us to make a difference. It is the drive to live larger than ourselves. It is the burden we carry, the dream we have and the burn within our belly “to do what pleases him.” Moses had a passion for freedom that stirred him to lead the people out of Egypt. Joshua’s passion to possess the Promise Land motivated him to push ahead in each battle. Jesus’ passionate love for us compelled him to the cross. Paul’s passion for us to “live lives worthy of the calling we have received” drove him to preach, teach and write the letters of the New Testament. What is your passion? What desire / burden has God given you?
Passion gives us the ability to endure, persevere, not grow weary or lose heart. For Christ it was “the joy set before him” that enabled him to endure the cross. The writer of Hebrews challenges believers to “consider him who endured such opposition… so that you will not grow weary and lose heart” (Heb 12:3). Passion enables men to “run with perseverance the race marked out for us” (Heb 12:1).
Our God-given passion(s) works in tandem with our Spiritual gift(s) to uniquely prepare us to serve God. You are equipped and ignited to make a difference in this generation. Yes, God is at work in you!

Prayer
Father, thank you for working in me. Put in my heart the passion and desire that please you. Ignite me for action so that I may run with perseverance. In Jesus name, AMEN.