As I struggle to find my way in life, one thing is clear; passion can not be taught. If you take the Philadelphia Eagles as a case study, Brain Dawkins was the emotional and spiritual leader for a decade, turning into the Wolverine, an X Men character, on game day. Although he passed on the wisdom older players in the NFL taught him to his former eagle teammates, since his departure passion has been lacking from this squad. The end result is a lifeless 3-6 team, like a funeral procession on their way to bury a dead body.
During my own decade as a high school teacher, one of the principles I learned early on is the enthusiasm of the leader will never exceed that of their audience. In other words, if a teacher is passionate about the subject or topic they are covering in a lesson plan, this enthusiasm will overflow to their students. On the other hand, when a professor rushes through information without any emotion, students will likely become bored and tune their teacher out. From the outside looking in, it appears the Philadelphia Eagles players have already begun this process.
Like anything in life, sometimes circumstances can lead people to lose their zeal and fervor. When success is ever present in your life, delight and excitement occur naturally. However, when you lose your job, health or even worse, someone you love, its hard to rekindle joy. Thus, passion can not be taught, its a matter of your heart, Jeremiah 17:9. According to Jesus, Satan’s daily goal is to steal your joy, kill your dreams and destroy your very existence, John 10:10. With this in mind, guard your heart for it is the well spring of life, Proverbs 4:23. If God has the power through prayer to create in us a new heart, Psalm 51:10, then it is possibly to access passion through the power of the Holy Spirit, 2 Peter 1:3.
by Jay Mankus
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