From Cold To Hot...

The weather around here is crazy sometimes. Last night milking was 20 degrees warmer than the night before, which was wonderful. This got me thinking about how this is similar to our life with or without Jesus. Without Jesus we are wandering and lost in a endless cold land of death. No matter how many layers of clothing you put on, the cold still seeps into your body and ultimately brings death. However, this can change in an instant. Accepting Jesus in your heart, is accepting the eternal warmth, the fire of the Holy Spirit into your life that can never be extinguished giving you power over death. Giving you eternal life. "So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God's wonderful grace rules instead, giving us right standing with God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. "~ Romans 5:21

How awesome is that. Thank you Jesus, is all I can say.

However, just like a wood burning fire you need to feed that flame to let it grow and become more effective in warming you up from the cold. Yes, you could always have a small flame to just get you by, but don't you just crave more? Don't you want a stronger relationship with Christ? That is how you build your fire and keep it burning strong. You fan the flames and feed the fire. Dig into the word, pray, listen, and live out who Jesus is in you. "This is why I remind you to fan into the flames the spiritual gift God gave you..." ~ 2 Timothy 1:6 If you stop and come to a point when you look around and find that fire is not keeping you as warm and life around you is all cold. Fall to Him, and lay it all out and redirect yourself to start feeding that fire again. And you will find that even when the cold surrounds you, it can cannot penetrate Jesus.

Love Steph