Here are four keys to keeping that fire for God burning passionately through the darkness that we walk through in our lifetime.

1. LIVE THE BASIC LIFE -"If you don't know the basic, you will be sicked"

 

No matter how much of a veteran you think you are in the area of faith, no one ever outgrows the basics of God's Word and prayer. Psalm 119:105 tells us, "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path."

 Through the seasons of life, communication with God is of vital importance to keeping that passion for Him burning. The primary way we communicate with God is through prayer and He also primarily speaks to us through His Word.

 

2. BE FAITHFUL IN FELLOWSHIP WITH OTHER BELIEVERS - Heb. 10:25

Church community and fellowship are vital to our everyday walk. When we stay within accountability, encouragement, and discipleship that come through fellowship, we remain on fire for God.

 

3. REMEMBER THE JOY OF YOUR SALVATION - First Love in Jesus

 When David felt his fire for God dying, which led to his immorality with Bathsheba, he cried out to God, saying, "Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit." (Psalm 51:11-12, emphasis added)

 

4. GO BACK TO YOUR FIRST LOVE - Be revived

Revelation 2:4 speaks of the first love that has been abandoned so many times. Our first love is and will always be Jesus. What keeps us focused on Christ as our first love is this great reminder that it was He who loved us first and our love for Him now comes simply as a response to the greatest love we will ever know.