Passion is a hard thing to describe or pin down. We sense when we have it and when it’s gone, but we aren’t sure how to explain where it comes from, or why we have it, or what to do when it goes away.
And because this is the case, it can be really tricky to figure out how to get passion back when we perceive it has gone away. It seems so finicky, at times it appears as if there is nothing we can do to will it to come or to go. We are at its mercy. When it comes, we have to be thankful, and when it goes, we must just wait.
I don’t think this is true, despite how it seems.
And I think this conversation is important because, if you work in or around a ministry, chances are you will “lose” your passion at one time or another. It will feel really disheartening, and it might even cause you to walk away from the ministry. I hope it won’t, but it might.
When that time comes—when you feel the passion fading—here are a few things to keep in mind. Keep reading
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