Enthusiasm Is Key

Last night, we played our cross-town rival. We had more enthusiasm going into this game than we did for every game we have played thus far, all combined. I do believe that it was important.

We probably played the best soccer we've played all year because of the enthusiasm that went into the game. We were ready, because we know that the winner of this game gets more than just 3 points that go into the district seeding. It was about bragging rights, and showing who was better. Sadly, the game ended in a tie.

Going away from sports, I do believe that we should have a raging enthusiasm for the things that we do for the Lord. When we just know that the Lord is calling us to something, why aren't we hopping enthusiastically for this? The Lord wants to use you, so why don't we jump at the first chance we have to do this for Him? If the the Lord wants to use you, go! It's a great privelage to be able to go and build a relationship with someone because of the Lord.

Enthusiasm helps greatly when it comes to building relationships. When you go into something with no enthusiasm, people will notice, and their only assumption will be that you don't actually care about what you're doing. When you come into something with a lot of enthusiasm,  people will notice that you are doing something that you are passionate about. When you have a passion for the thing that you are doing, people will see it. People will know that you mean what you say about it, and people will know that you have a heart for what you are doing.

This kind of convicted me last night, because I tend to only get enthusiastic for things when I get there, when I should be enthusiastic for every single game, every single practice, and even more so, I should be enthusiastic about every single day that I get to spend, looking to the Lord, hearing His calling for me. I'm tired of going out every single day with no energy. I need to start being more enthusiastic with my time, and that enthusiasm will bleed through to everyone else. It only takes one catalyst to be like a virus to spread the ethusiasm to a group of people. Honestly, when we are enthusiastic about something, it will cause others to become enthusiastic about the thing that you are.

I hope that this will help you to see that enthusiasm is one of, if not the most important thing to have in life.


I love you guys!
TJ