Boiling

DEVOTION
ROMANS
BOILING
Rom 12:11
11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
NIV
How can I ever loss my zeal? I suppose when I really think about how excited I was to find eternal life way back so many yours ago, I could say I have dwindled in my zeal. Perhaps another more acceptable word would be evolved in my journey with the Lord. I have matured, growing in statue with God and men. I have gain much knowledge about my Lord, I have learned His word, hidden it in my heart. I have learned to serve Him and serve others. But has my spiritual fervor, my boiling spiritually cooled off? That is the question. Am I driven, compelled, overwhelmed with desire to please Him and do what is required of me? Have I lost that first rush within my spirit? Have I replaced it with all that knowledge and maturity? Have I moved into the mundane everyday middle of the road type of Christianity? My desire is to not be like that, but to continue in my zeal. To be so filled with zeal, with enthusiasm and spiritually thunder. My desire is to serve the Lord, to express His character to others. To reflect His being, His divine influence in my life, to be filled with His spirit. How could I ever allow myself to cool off in my relationship with Him? To be lukewarm in my relationship, to allow the world to take my heart and mind off the front burner and make me simple simmer, and maybe even put a lid on me would be simply sinful. I want to be on the front burner, boiling hot spiritually serving the Lord with so much zeal the flame could never be extinguished.