Bring Them Fire

Hope you all had a great New Year’s Eve and an amazing time with friends and family. As I was on my run today, here are a few thoughts I had about 2014. 

This is the year that will not look like any other year. This is the year we learn to love ourselves so that we may love those around us better. This is the year that we capture that glimmer of greatness that lies within us all and we call it forth to rise up so that we may pour into others. This is the year we make our lives count. This is the year we will not wait on others to bring us our happiness because we will be content with ourselves and who we are. This is the year we impact change in others. 

This is the year of jubilee, a year of celebration. We will no longer shrink back from challenge but we will stare it in the face as David did Goliath and we will say, “Bring it on!” 

Yes friends, this year we find our fire and we will burn brightly as human torches paving the way through the negativity and darkness in this world. When we all realize our authentic selves, who we were created to be, we will choose to live fully, we will live with passion. We will live from a place that is free and we will grind it out when things get hard. We will realize that we don’t have to rely on our own strength, but the strength of the one who is our author and perfecter. We will not give up. We will bring fire to others, we will begin living not just our best year yet, but our best lives yet!

In the coming weeks, we will have the opportunity to meet some fascinating people. I will be meeting with and interviewing people I consider “fire starters”. Let me paint the scene for you…Back in the pioneer days, when new settlers were moving in, the existing families would help them get situated. They would help build their homes, build their barns, there would even be group hunts to ensure that everyone would have food to eat. One of the most awesome things the community did was they would “bring them fire”. Since they wouldn’t have provision, one of the neighbors would bring over a kettle filled with hot coals so the new family might have fire to heat their homes and a way to cook their food. So my question to you is, how many of you have encountered modern day “fire starters” those that have “brought you fire”. These people know how to live from their heart. They made a decision long ago to “burn their ships” in changing the path for their lives. It’s not that “fire starters” haven’t experienced adversity but they’ve used it as a springboard, as a teacher to learn from their experiences. 

 

“Fire starters” leave people better when they encounter them. They serve as a catalyst that create a spark in others. Almost without trying, they create this longing in others to be more, to be different. They won’t settle for mediocre, “fire starters” see the vision of what could be for themselves and for others. I’m super excited for the chance to introduce some of these amazing folks to you. I know you’ll be just as blown away as I am by their courageous and beautiful hearts. Until then, consider what obstacles stand in your way of living fully. What is your “Goliath”? What challenge is upon you that you will stand in the face of knowing you are an overcomer? How bright is your torch burning?