passionate?

This morning I was innocently sitting waiting for a lecture on health to start, when one of the guys in my course stood up the front with something to say.

Now I do know this guy, we're not best friends, but we worked on a tute presentation together, hence why I know him. He's a very rough type of guy, known as an "emo", a bit out there and crude, almost what your average education student would be.

Anyway he starts off speaking about something utterly random, but then goes on to talk about his beard (..okay?) and to answer everybody's questions, he had been trying out new styles with his beard because he was going to shave it off.

He is doing shave for a cure, and in my mind, I thought, fair enough, so are a lot of people. I then waited for the general ask for a donation, but instead he went on to say why he was doing this.

It turns out he has had people close to him (some pretty young) pass away from Leukemia. And he was so serious about raising money to fight the disease that he said he was going to match whatever somebody donates to him (ie, if I give him $2, he would then put another $2 toward the cause = $4).

Now, I don't usually like to compare myself to the world, and although this man isnt a christian, I could feel this passion just radiating off of him. This had touched his heart so much that he was willing to sacrifice his finances, and hair to make a difference in this world.

This got me thinking, what am I passionate about? What has touched my heart so much that I am passionate to see a change in the world?

May He grant you according to your heart’s desire, And fulfill all your purpose. - Psalm 20:4

He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them. - Ps 145:19

Yes, in the way of Your judgments, O LORD, we have waited for You; The desire of our soul is for Your name And for the remembrance of You. - Isaiah 26:8

It does not, therefore, depend on man's desire or effort, but on God's mercy. - Romans 9:6

I've found so many good verses I wanna blog about! Maybe later..

My desire, my passion, is to see God's will be done! I want that at the moment above all shiny things. I desire to not conform to the world and to be content in that.

I may be back!

So I'll do a Cara (pose a question).. what are you passionate about?