We once had a beautiful long-haired dachshund. Even in her later years, all I had to do was say the word, \u201cGo\u201d and she would jump from wherever she was sitting and run to the nearest door. Funny how I have become like that dog. I know I need to say \u201cno\u201d occasionally, but every time someone sends me an invitation to speak, I jump to the occasion. I\u2019m not sure how old Jeremiah was when he wrote that God\u2019s word, \u201cwas in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones\u201d (Jeremiah 20:9) and perhaps he was even older when he wrote of God, \u201cFrom above He has sent fire into my bones\u201d (Lamentations 1:13). I just can\u2019t say \u201cno.\u201d Even when I want to decline, something inside of me says, \u201cyes.\u201d I know what it is \u2013 that \u201cfire in my bones.\u201d It is that calling I received from God as a teen-ager. It\u2019s still active. God has not yet decided to retire that call, nor am I ready for Him to do so. Who would want to keep living after God was finished with them? British\/American author, motivational speaker and marketing consultant. Simon O. Sinek asked, \u201cWhat good is having a belly if there\u2019s no fire in it\u201d? I like that. Belly-up! The fire is still burning. How about you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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