Thursday, April 29, 2010

A Passionate Life

I seek a passionate life.
Not a life of drudgery,
Or a life of endurance.
I don’t only want to live,
I want to be ALIVE.

A passionate life takes courage
To stand out from the crowd,
To face the fears
To press on.

It requires me to say,
Close enough is not good enough.

I want to give my best.
I want to give my all.
I want my Lord to fill me.
I want Him to use me.

I pray this passionate life
Will shine with God’s Glory.

I live for Him
Because He died for me.

What kind of life do you want?

14 comments:

Alicia The Snowflake said...

Amen! My thoughts exactly. I want to live every day to the fullest for my Heavenly Father.

Simply beautiful my friend!

Rochelle said...

love this! amen and amen!!

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

Thanks Alicia and Rochelle. This is something I need to pray more often.

Rebekah said...

Amen! xx

The Red Brick Farmhouse said...

Good morning, Lynda~

AMEN!!! This is so beautiful! I want to live a life that is God centered and Spirit filled. I want God to shine through me in all that I do!

Thank you for this reminder that I need to live for Him because He died for me!

May I put this on my sidebar of my blog? I want everyone to read it!

Blessings~
Laura

Lisa said...

Thank you Lynda, Once again I come here and think...Yes! This is what I need to remember.

I love your inspiring blog! I love that you only inspire and do not bet up on other faiths.

I love that your words are always filled with kindness and love.

I love the beauty of this blog. I love the spirit.

God Shines through you through your words.

xoxo, lisa

Anonymous said...

Yes! There's a huge difference between simply existing - and - LIVING! You expressed it beautifully.

Rebecca said...

"Passion" is the word I chose for MY word in 2010. Your words express my heart so well. I, too, would like permission to copy it.

Cherie Hill said...

A life that glorifies Him! A life that is passionate about bringing His Word, His hope, to the world.
Blessings sister,
Cherie

Betty Manousos said...

Love this one!
And thank you so much for the follow!
I'm now following you back!
Your blog is lovely!
Wishing you a wonderful day!

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

This morning I woke early and stumbled to my computer. Feeling somewhat bleary-eyed and still slightly asleep, I thought I'd check my blog. And I am greeted with all these extra, beautiful comments. Thank you so very much!

As for permission to copy: yes, absolutely. I just ask you include who wrote it (me) and a link back to my blog.

Vickie said...

This is so beautiful and so encouraging. thank you for sharing it Lynda.

blessings
Vickie

Beth Herring said...

I want my life to do nothing less than bring glory and honor to Him.

Love this!

Just Be Real said...

Lynda this was beautiful. Thank you for sharing.