Sitting around the conference table was a group of capable women leaders each with tremendous responsibility: family responsibilities, work responsibilities, and ministry responsibilities. The agenda for the meeting had been completed and each was eager to move forward with their day.
And then the Holy Spirit “interrupted” their schedule and showed up at the meeting as only He can.
Just as the meeting was about to close, the facilitator asked each woman about her passion…what makes her heart jump…what does she pray for in her quiet moments…what spurs her on.
One by one, each woman began to weep as she shared the dream of her heart. The facilitator observed the tears and wondered what had touched each woman so deeply to evoke such an emotional reaction. And then it occurred to her, she had touched upon that which was most precious to each woman – passion. Each woman in this group was a great leader not because of her capability but because of her passionate love of Christ!
A woman that is fulfilling the call of God on her life and living in the passion zone is a woman that is most fulfilled. Some of these women were living in the passion zone and some were awaiting the dream to come to fruition.
Leadership skills can be taught, but passion is ambiguous and intangible. It is a beautiful commodity that resides in a person and creates enthusiasm that can spread like wild fire. Peter was a man filled with passion which at times got him into tremendous trouble with Christ. Up until the book of Acts, the reader sees Peter in blunder after blunder after blunder which culminates with denying Jesus three times. BUT Jesus loved Peter and after His resurrection fully restored him to full fellowship (John 21:1-23). In Acts from Pentecost on Peter is a leader. All the passion he had for Christ was channeled into leadership that impacted the world and continues until this day.
So the question becomes, what is your passion? What evokes tears within you? What spurs you on?
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