Christian Commentary Encouraging Devotions

Perry Noble is an excited pastor in South Carolina.

"Yes, as a matter of fact I am excited/pumped/stoked out of my mind…

I really don’t believe we have achieved a fraction of all that God wants us to achieve…

And that has me excited!

I talk about my excitement a lot…which seems to confuse some people.

They ask, "Why are you always talking about how pumped you are?"

The answer is simple…I AM pumped!

Hey…if you want there to be excitement,

it has got to begin with some excitement in you!

You can’t expect the people around you to be somewhere that you haven’t already been!

And…let me be clear about this, the "excitement" can’t be fake…

it can’t be manufactured…

it’s got to be real,

it’s got to come from a white hot vision from God that absolutely sets your soul on fire!

The way I see it we all have a choice…

we can be excited about what God used to do…

OR we can be excited about what we feel like He is about to do!

And while we should be thankful for all He has done in the past we should not live there!

My advice in regards to how to create excitement…

#1 – Get alone with God

#2 – Ask Him to reveal Himself to you in ways you’ve never seen/experienced before

#3 – Read the book of Acts over and over

#4 – Read the Gospels over and over

#5 – Hang out with people who are on fire, not the ones who have fire extinguishers.

#6 – Do not apologize for your passion…EVER!!!

I would much rather be accused of being too passionate than being apathetic!!!"

OK, I wondered about running this on the blog.

Borderline fanatic?

Hey, I'd rather be a fan that ticks!

Then I read this this morning...

You thrill me, Lord, with all You have done for me!

I sing for joy because of what You have done. Psalm 92:4

Sounds a little excited to me!

Here comes the balancer...

You will keep in perfect peace

all who trust in You,

all whose thoughts are fixed on You! Isaiah 26:3-4

It's the key to fanaticism avoidance...

Keeping your thoughts fixed on Him.

Fixed.

On Him.

Does fear of getting too excited limit you?

There is no fear in love.

But perfect love drives out fear,

because fear has to do with punishment.

The one who fears is not made perfect in love. 1 John 4:18

I just realized in these two verses...

perfect peace and perfect love!

Hmmm.

Have an exciting day with God!