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Fan Into Flame

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide - Becoming Like Christ - Day 240 - 2 Timothy 1:6-7 - Fan Into Flame - Growing As Disciples

Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Becoming Like Christ – Day 240 – 2 Timothy 1:6-7 – Fan Into Flame – Growing As Disciples

For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:6-7 (NIV)  

On Fire

That is what I want to be? What do you want to be? I want to be on fire for you. What does that mean to you? I want to boldly and passionately serve you. I want to live my life fully for you. I want to go where you guide me. I want to do what you ask of me. I don’t want to hold anything in reserve. I don’t want to make any retreats. I don’t want to have any regrets. That is very good. I would like to ask you a question. Go ahead, I’m listening. You have my full attention. What might cause you to have regrets? If I half-heartedly followed and served you, I would have regrets. Half-hearted efforts would be no way to for me to express the love I have for you. I want to passionately love you with all my heart and mind and soul and strength. I want to follow and serve you with all that is within me. That is very good. I have more to say. Go ahead, I’m listening. I would also have regrets if I did not discover and use all the spiritual gifts you have given to me. It would be a tragedy to one day find out that I did not fully use all the spiritual gifts you have given to me. So, it is my prayer that you will help me to fully discover and use all the gifts you have given me so I can bear abundant fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. That is a very good prayer that I will hear and answer. For that, I am so very thankful. But I have more to say on this subject. I’m still listening. I would have regrets if I did not boldly use all the spiritual gifts you have given to me. I know well the difference between timidly and boldly using the spiritual gifts you have given to me. I have no interest in being timid. I want to be bold and courageous for you. I’m not exactly sure how to fan into a flame all the gifts you have given to me. But that will be the prayer of heart. Set me on fire for you. Help me to boldly serve you with all the spiritual gifts you have given to me. That is another prayer that I will hear and answer. These prayers will continually be in my heart and on my mind as I love, follow and serve you. That will be very good. You will be on fire for me.

Heavenly Father, thank you for giving me spiritual gifts. Help me to discover and use all the gifts you have given to me. I don’t want one gift to go undiscovered or unused. Help me to fan into flame of the gifts you have given me so that I can boldly serve you. Amen

Key Question…  How have you been able to discover and use your spiritual gifts for God’s purposes?

Living It Out…  Fan into a flame the spiritual gifts that God has given to you so you will be able to boldly serve Him.

Seeing It Happen…  Have faith that the Lord will help you to fan into a flame the spiritual gifts He has given you.

Get Ready To Share…  Share with another person or your small group how you are fanning into a flame the spiritual gifts given to you.

Prayer To Bless Others…  May you fan into flame the gifts that God has given you to boldly serve Him.

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Fan Into Flame

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Prayer – 2 Timothy 1:6-7 – Fan Into Flame – Growing As Disciples

For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:6-7 (NIV)

Fan Into Flame 

I don’t want anything to be unused and go to waste. What’s that? I don’t want any of my spiritual gifts to be unused and go to waste. I don’t want any of my spiritual gifts to go undiscovered and undeveloped and underutilized. I want to bear an abundance of fruit for your kingdom. I want to bring glory to your name. That’s good. My own timid and feeble efforts will accomplish none of that. I will not be able to go and do your will without your help. I will not be able to accomplish your purposes and fulfill your plans without you powerfully working in and through me with the spiritual gifts that you have given to me. That’s true.

Who wants to see you discover and use your spiritual gifts more, you or me? You’ve got me there, I’m sure that you want to see me discover and use my spiritual gifts more than I do. Yet, you are quite passionate about wanting to discover and fully use all your spiritual gifts. Yes, I am. Where did this passionate desire to discover and use your spiritual gifts come from? Did you work up this desire in your heart by yourself? Certainly not, it is you who has fanned the flame of this desire in me. Let’s stop and talk about that word. What word? Let’s talk about the word desire. What do you know about me? What do you know about godly desires that are in your heart? You are the giver and granter of godly desires. What does that mean? If you put a godly desire in my heart, then you will certainly grant it. So, you have a godly desire to powerfully use all the spiritual gifts you have been given so you can bear fruit for my kingdom and bring glory to my name. Is that correct? Yes, that is correct. Is there any chance that I will let that passionate desire and prayer of your heart go unheard and unanswered? No, there is no chance of that. That’s right.

Will you keep on serving me? Will you keep on following me? Will you keep on allowing me to work in and through you? Will you continue to go where I guide you? Will you continually do what I ask of you? Yes, I will. Then you have no need to fear that any of your spiritual gifts will go undiscovered, undeveloped, or underutilized. I will powerfully use you to bear fruit for my kingdom and bring glory to my name. For that, I am very thankful. 

Heavenly Father, thank you for the spiritual gifts you have given to me. Help me to discover and use my spiritual gifts. I don’t want any spiritual gift that you have given me to be unused and go to waste. Powerfully use my gifts to bear fruit for your kingdom. Amen

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Spirit Of Power

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Identity – 2 Timothy 1:6-7 – Spirit Of Power – Growing As Disciples

For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:6-7 (NIV)

Fan Into Flame

I have given you spiritual gifts to be used to bear fruit for my kingdom and bring glory to my name. Do you know the gifts that I have given to you? How will you discover them? How will you use them? What will happen to your spiritual gifts if you let them remain dormant? What will happen to your spiritual gifts if you let them go unused? I am so thankful that you have given spiritual gifts to me. I don’t know that I have discovered them all. I need your help. I need your wisdom. I need your revelation. Guide me to use all the gifts that you have given to me. Nothing would be sadder than to realize that you had given me spiritual gifts that I never discovered or used. I pray that will never happen. I want to fully use all the gifts that you have given to me. I want to bear an abundance of fruit for your kingdom. I want to bring glory to your name. One day I want to hear you say, “Well done, good and faithful servant”. I want to be able to look back over my life and be able to see that it was well spent serving you.

How will you fan into a flame the gifts that I have given to you? I want to be on fire for you. I want to shine brightly for you. I want to be a bold witness for you in the world. I can do none of this on my own. I can do none of this with my own strength. I need the power of your Holy Spirit working in and through me. That is my need. That is my prayer. Come Holy Spirit and fill me. Come Holy Spirit and use me. Come Holy Spirit and fill me with your power. Make me passionate. Set me on fire. Let me burn brightly for you. Make me strong. Make me bold. Make me fearless. I want none of this for myself. I ask for all of this so that I will be able to fan the flame and use all the gifts that you have given to me.

What motivates your desire to use your gifts for my kingdom and my glory? You have changed my heart. You loved me. Now, I love you. You are filling me with your love. You are making me to be like you. You are helping me to love others with your love. You changed my heart. You have transformed my mind. You have rearranged my thinking. Now, I want what you want. I want to do what you did. I want to love like you loved. I want to give like you gave. I want to serve like you served. Use all the gifts that you have given me to fulfill your purpose and plans for my life. Yes, I will.

Lord, I want to boldly use all the gifts you have given me. I want to be on fire for you so my timidity is replaced with your power, love and self-discipline. I want you to use me to the fullest extent so I can bear fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. Amen

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A Sound Mind

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – The Mind – 2 Timothy 1:6-7 – A Sound Mind – Growing As Disciples

Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:6-7 (NKJV)  

Holding You Back

What is holding you back? I’m not sure what you mean. Are you sure? I might have some idea of what you are asking me. Could you be clearer? Yes, I can be crystal clear. What is preventing you from stirring up and using all the spiritual gifts that I have given to you? Have I left some of my spiritual gifts under-utilized or even completely unused? What do you think? If you are asking me what is holding me back then I’m certain that I have either left my spiritual gifts under-utilized or maybe even completely unused. That is not a happy thought for me. Why is that? I can think of little else that is more important than using the spiritual gifts that you have given to me. I want to use all my gifts. I want to go wherever you guide me. I want to do whatever you ask of me. I don’t want to waste any of what you have given to me. I want to bear an abundance of fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. Those are very good desires that you have in your heart and mind.

Let’s come back to the question I asked you. What is holding you back? I’m tempted to say that I’m not sure what is holding me back. That would not be true, would it? No, it would not be true. You know what is holding you back, don’t you? Yes, I know what is holding me back. I’m listening. Fear is holding me back. I am afraid. What are you afraid of? I am afraid of failure. I am afraid to fail. What would be more of a failure, not trying at all or not succeeding when you tried. I know what is safer. That is not what I asked and I don’t think you really know what is safer. It would be the far larger failure to have never tried to do what you have called me to do. Would it be safer to not try to do what I have called you to go and do for me? No, it would not be safe, at all. That’s true.

Let me clarify some things for you. I’m listening. I have given you spiritual gifts. I have prepared good works in advance for you to do for me. I will call you to go places and do things for me. I have given you my love, a sound mind and my power. Do you think that I will not help you to go and do what I ask of you? Do you think that I will allow your efforts to end in failure? Do you think it is my plan that you will be unable to accomplish my purposes and fulfill my plans for your life? No, I do not. I believe that you will help me. I believe that you are with me. I know that you will help me to bear fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. Yes, I will. Don’t let anything hold you back. Follow me to where I lead you. Do what I ask you to do. Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good.

Lord, help me to discover all the spiritual gifts you have given to me. I don’t want any to lie dormant and go unused. Show me when, where, and how to use my spiritual gifts in a sound, loving and powerful way to bear abundant fruit for your kingdom and glory. Amen

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