If passions rule my actions then whose passion?  Is it God’s eternal passion for the lost of this world to find their way home to salvation and relationship?  Is it passion for this or that movement to create prosperity for this group or remove power for that group?  Is it for gain, monetary or treasured artifacts to include ourselves in the select few capable of chasing their dreams indefinitely?  Is it to fill the houses of power with people who look and act like me, men and women who will further my agenda or national intentions?  Or are my passions synonymous with God’s Will?

Do I look to feed the hungry, not only their bellies but that empty hole within their spirits that may only be filled by Christ?  Do I seek to Father the orphaned, showing them love of God so that they too may find their way home to our Eternal Father God?  Do I seek to prop up, protect and look after the elderly, especially the widowed, so that they may find the honorable way to share their wisdom, gifts and love with those who may tremendously benefit?  Do I look to protect the innocence of the young and those who cannot avoid corruption?  Do I scream at the coming night in the Name of Jesus Christ, shining the light of His righteousness in to dark places, forcing principalities to scurry?  Do I stand for God’s passion for the lost world, proclaiming His love and forgiveness to those who would repent and be saved?  What passions drive my heart, my song, my walk?  Do I follow reason, justice, mercy and overwhelming kindness overall or in truth do I serve the call of my passionate flesh?

The enemy is easy to combat when you look to the transparency of his passions.  Wherever deception exists it is made to cloud evidence of ungodly passion.  The truth needs no protective shield, deceptive veil or misty mechanisms.  The truth is spoken freely without regard for political position or passion.  It is wrong to watch my fellow humans go hungry, be poor, but it is worse yet to leave them without the HOPE OF CHRIST and eternity.  Follow the passions of man and you will see what drives each initiative.  Follow the passions of false teachers and the treasured tale of chasing gold will become painfully evident beyond the deception of their public words.  Follow the passion of warriors who would kill the innocent for the completion of their cause and you will find naught but wickedness.  Speak truth and consider passions dangerous, for many have been killed or made poor in the name of manly passions when God would see them set free and prospered.  Lord Jesus guide the passions of my heart to serve Your desire for mankind’s salvation.