Fire

Where did my fire go, my passion to change the world?
Did it perish in the storms of life
Blown out by the winds
Or drowned in the rain?

Where did my fire go, my hope to be a light in a world so dark?
Was it stomped out
By a world that felt blinded by the light
Reacting in fear to Your gentle beacon?

Where did my fire go, my desire to give my all to You?
Was it slowly smothered
By so many people needing so much of meWhen I spent so little time letting you refill me?

Where did my fire go, my heart that broke for the lost?
Was it drowned in a sea of selfish desires
Consumed in my appetite for more of this and that
Or just forgotten as I thought only of myself?

Where did my fire go, my focus on You and Your will?
Was it destroyed in a whirlwind of activity
Running here and there
Cramming so many things into so little time?

Where did my fire go, my desire to live life to the fullest?
Did it slowly flicker
Growing cold
Lulled to sleep by the lullaby of mediocrity?

Where can I get this fire back?
I miss my passion, my depth, my intensity!
Kneeling in humble repentance
I feel a spark in my soul

Reading Your words
I feel the fire beginning to grow
Living in Your presence
The flickering flame becomes strong

Lighting a dark world
Spreading to those around me
Setting the world on fire