Are you willing to pay ahead? If you are passionate and aggressive, you will see the importance of paying ahead without reservation. You will not be afraid to pursue this narrow path.
Are you willing to move beyond average? It takes passion to do so. Your gifts and calling will uncover your passion so you should pursue what is in your book located in Heaven. It will allow you to tap into your passion, that is if you are not currently walking in such passion.
If you want to walk in your destiny, you will have to be aggressive. It will not just fall into your lap while you are sitting on your couch in a passive state. The adversary will challenge you to determine your level of commitment. If you are weak and/or uncommitted, it will be observable.
Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 6:
33“So above all, constantly seek God’s Kingdom and His righteousness, then all these less important things will be given to you abundantly. 34Refuse to worry about tomorrow, but deal with each challenge that comes your way, one day at a time. Tomorrow will take care of itself.”
Jesus made it clear that “constantly seeking” is not a passive situation. It requires action, commitment, and passion. It is not a one-time even but a lifetime of pursuit while on this earth. The word constantly means consistent; continuously over a period of time; always. Someone who is passionate has no problem in being consistent in their pursuit. They have a goal and a means to achieve that goal. They will set aside any hindrance that would keep them from achieving such goal.
Is there someone in your life preventing you from your passion? Maybe it’s time to distance yourself from them. They will redirect you from your passion in an effort to get your focus on serving their self-interest. In business, we say “they want to put their monkeys on your back so that you will feed their monkeys.” It is all about focusing on “self”. They want to have all of the attention on them rather than serving others.
Demons will use those people who in the past could influence you, if possible. They will consume all of your time and resources if you allow it. Once you take a stand and are consistent in that position, the demons will ultimately give up and move on. You must not allow yourself to return to the past.
In Luke chapter 8, Jesus was confronted with this very situation:
19Jesus’ mother and his brothers came to where Jesus was teaching, but they couldn’t get through the crowd that had gathered around Him. 20Someone told Jesus, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak with You.”
21Jesus told the crowd, “These who come to listen to Me are like My mother and My brothers. They’re the ones who long to hear God’s Words and put them into practice.”
Did Jesus submit to the immediate request of His mother or brothers? No, He continued ministering according to what Father directed. He Loved His mother but she was not to deter Him from what He was given to do. At some point, He would give her the opportunity to speak to Him, but not now. He respected His mother but her request was secondary to what He was called to do that day. We need to be the same way.