All Stirred Up

2 Tim 1:6 says, "For this reason I remind you to stir into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands."

Let's allow God to inspire us by focusing on three words, "stir into flame". Sometimes breaking down the word of God shows us that there is a process at work.

Fires don't just happen. Something has to happen in which they are ignited. Be it a bolt of lightning, a piece of flint, a match etc. Once a fire gets going it will only stay going if it has the right ingredients like more wood, wind or other added accelerants. If there is nothing to sustain the fire, it will become smoldering embers and eventually die out.

When there are still smoldering embers, then there is still an ability to reignite the fire. The process is simple. Just stir it up and add a burnable substance.

That's how our spirits are. They go through times of burning bright, and then they go through a smoldering process. You may even wonder if there is absolutely anything left. To find out, stir back into flame the gift God has given you. It's not so hard to do.

Most times we just need to start to speak of the things God is speaking to us or even what he has done for us. "God talk" is great fuel to pour on our spirits in order to get us all fired up again. The substance of God's presence and his word added to the stirring process will refresh the fire that once burned bright.

Take time today to share with someone else something that God has done in your life. Thinking about God and speaking about God are two great tools to use for stirring your spirit back up!