“You cannot keep yourself from talking about what you care about most.”

A thought from Rick Warren (2012-10-23) from his book, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? (p. 375). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)

I love the Dodgers. I have been a big Dodger fan since they were in Brooklyn and I am so excited about the fact that they are headed to the playoffs to play the St Louis Cardinals and then on to the World Series. I hope. But I don’t write a blog five days a week about the Dodgers. I write about my biggest passion which is my relationship with Jesus Christ and what a difference He has made in my life. That is what I have a passion to share.

What about you? What do you care about the most? What do you want to share with people?

I love Jesus Christ. There is no way I can live each day without Him in my life. Yes I sometimes mess up but He is only a confession away. My guilt is taken care of by His forgiveness. When I confess my sin to Him He cleans it up to the point that I live as if I had never done it. Now that is something to really be passionate about. I mean it is to Him as if I never did it. He doesn’t hold it against me and He doesn’t even remember it. That is unbelievable and it is true.

Have you experienced that in your life? You can. He said in 1 John 1: 9 that if I confess my sins He is faithful and just and will forgive my sins and will cleanse it away. That is such an awesome thing.

Do you have a sin that is really weighing you down? I mean the guilt is always there. Then today is the day to take care of it. Just confess what you did to Him. Just do it right now and He will wipe it out and He will forget that you did it. You can trust Him totally to do it. That is something to really be passionate about. That is such good news.

Why not do it right now?

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