How To Keep Your Spiritual Fire Burning

Do you desire to receive the Holy Spirit? Refrain from deceiving, grieving, or quenching the Spirit, and be completely dedicated to Him. Give Him complete control and declare Him to be Lord at all times.

How do you keep your spiritual fire?

The fire that God kindled throughout this long period of Kingdom Power fasting and prayer could not burn without righteousness. A holy and rigorous way of life is required. Fasting and prayer should be practiced on a regular basis to keep the fire burning. Prayer is what keeps the fire going and keeps it burning. Prayer is the oxygen that keeps the fire of God in our hearts ablaze like never before. The children of Israel lit a real fire at God's altar and provided fuel on a regular basis to keep it burning. Similarly, a Christian requires prayer to keep his or her fire blazing at all times. During this time, all types of prayer are expected. This includes, but is not limited to, supplication for sinners seeking repentance; intercession to overturn those in authority's harsh and disagreeable policies and decisions; and worship and thanksgiving prayer.

Believers should learn to pray in order to express gratitude to God for His mercies and love for mankind, as well as for saving our souls from the world's sins. This type of prayer aids in the continuance of the fire. Unfortunately, some Christians just come to God's presence to ask and petition Him. Petitioning the Lord is not something that happens all of the time. There are moments when you come to God in prayer simply to thank and appreciate Him for His blessings.

Christians should not be so preoccupied with their daily lives that they overlook the quiet chamber of prayer. God's fire is far too valuable to be squandered. As a result, believers should not waste their time on trivial matters at the price of prayer. Nothing should ever take the place of our daily prayer life. The devil is crafty, and he will do all he can to prevent a believer from praying. He manipulates situations in order to prevent people from praying. He would be willing to hire a believer for a very legitimate job to put an end to his prayer life.

How do you keep the fire of faith burning?

“In the meantime, the fire on the altar must never be extinguished. The priest would add fresh wood to the fire each morning and lay the burnt offering on top.” 6:12 (Leviticus)

Our home's only source of heat when I was a kid was a wood stove. Our kitchen, living room, and front bathroom were all warmed by it. The house was cold in the rest of it. Because the winters in Central California are chilly, damp, and foggy, our family spent the whole season huddled around the stove. We completed our homework there, practiced piano there, read books there, watched shows and movies there, ate popcorn there, and visited there.

Every winter morning, my father woke up to build the fire. He began the fire from the coals from the night before most mornings, but he had to start from scratch on mornings when he had to clean out the ashes. It took a long time for that frigid black stove to warm up. When I had to start walking to the school bus stop, our living room was often just losing its coolness.

Each evening, we took the wheelbarrow to the wood lot, filled it with wood, and stacked it close to the back door to ensure we had enough fuel for the stove. (Oh, how I despised that job and the creepy-crawlies I had to deal with!) We then proceeded to fill the wood box next to the stove. Each summer, the wood lot's massive, tarp-covered heaps of wood were the result of many sweaty days of labor.

The Fire of Faith

I saw a picture of the fire of trust in my own heart as I read these words in Leviticus last week. It must continue to burn. It must never be turned off. And in order to do so, it must be constantly stoked.

These verses contain God's instructions to Moses for the Levites' service in the Tabernacle. The fire on the altar remained lit 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They should “never” let it go out. They gathered the appropriate fuel and cared to it day and night to keep it blazing.

Keeping the fire going in our family stove took a lot of effort. Keeping a fire going isn't something you do once and then forget about, and the same is true of our faith. There's a lot that goes into tending to our hearts' fires. The active “putting on” of the fuel that keeps our faith blazing hot and robust. There's also the purposeful “putting off” of the things that can easily suffocate it or burn it out.

Activities that quench our faith:

• Certain types of television shows, movies, or literature that depress me, tempt me, or make me feel afraid

It's risky to let the fire of faith die out because our hearts can rapidly become frigid and cold. It is possible to relight the fire once this has occurred, but it will take a lot more time and effort.

Each morning, the Levitical priests added new wood to the fire and placed the burnt sacrifice. What a fantastic example of practicality! It reminds me how critical it is for me to get out of bed each morning and refuel my faith. I can't miss out on that important part of my day. If I wait till later, or if I put only a smidgeon of fuel on the altar of my heart, I'll burn out before the day is half through.

Do you feel like you could use some more faith fuel in your life? Is it a blazing fire or a smoldering ember? Please leave a comment or send me an email letting me know how I can pray for you today. We all need a little boost now and then to keep us going!

Let us pray:

“Thank you, Lord Jesus, for the Bible's truth and for this reminder today.” Thank you for keeping the Old Testament so relevant to me today, since YOU are the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Lord, I want my faith's fire to burn brightly and fiercely. I admit that in these areas, I haven't been kindling my faith: These things, I confess, are likewise diminishing my faith: Please be my heart's passion. Show me something I can do today to add fuel to the fire. Amen, in Jesus' name.”

How do you keep fire burning in the Bible?

“Do I have God's Holy Spirit?” someone will occasionally inquire. When someone asks the question, they are usually going through a difficult time or are at a spiritual low point. There is always a reason why God's Holy Spirit isn't burning brightly in your life. Often, it's a case of willful neglect.

“Quench not the Spirit,” Paul warns in 1 Thessalonians 5:19. Is it possible that this will happen today? Yes, it is possible. An illustration of the point can be found in the Old Testament.

“And the fire on the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and set the burned sacrifice in order upon it; and he shall burn the fat of the peace offerings thereon,” Leviticus 6:12-13 says. On the altar, there will always be a fire blazing; it will never go out.”

The priests had to be vigilant in order to keep the fire going. That meant putting wood on it every day and making sure it didn't go out. Israel's priests eventually failed in their duties, and the fire went out, as is human nature.

Maintaining the light of God's Holy Spirit in your own heart and thinking requires the same level of ongoing care. A fire that is left unattended will ultimately go out. Simple carelessness is one of the surest ways to quench the Holy Spirit! Prayer and study are neglected. If you ignore the Holy Spirit, he will become dormant. It will simply die out with the passage of time.

You must work to keep God's Holy Spirit alive and functioning. Remember Psalm 51:10-12, which is written by King David. He realized he was about to lose everything. We must take care not to fall into this spiritual trap; it could be disastrous in the long run.

Two of the most significant keys to maintaining the Holy Spirit's fire are listed below.

How can I get my fire back?

Every flame, including yours of creativity and delight, need fuel. Many people are obsessed with work as a result of the Puritan Work Ethic, and they make a point of not allowing themselves enough time for pleasure. They're too preoccupied with toiling and striving to relax and enjoy their surroundings. It's not that having a good time is bad for you. Doing something only because it feels nice won't make you lose your moral compass. Imagine attempting to eat nothing but broccoli for the rest of your life. A diet of nothing else would kill you, no matter how nice it is. Every person, just like their diet, requires variety in their lives. Have a good time. Once in a while, let your hair down. Make a fool of yourself. Experiment with new ideas. You won't be struck down by a divine thunderbolt for that.

Here are a few easy and practical strategies to rekindle your inner fires:

What is Spirit fire?

SpiritFire Festival is a five-day retreat-style event held in New Lebanon, NY from Wednesday to Sunday. We honor life and spirit through the medium of the holy all-night fire circle, which includes music, movement, voice, Seva (or service), and the Mysteries.

What does the fire of God do in our lives?

As a result of the LORD's fire on his life, Adam was able to accomplish a great deal. The time has arrived for the LORD's fire to be unleashed against those who oppose your advancement. It's time to summon the LORD's wrath against the devil of procrastination and delay in your life. Psalm 21:8-9 (KJV) “Thy right hand shall find out all thy enemies, and thy left hand shall find out all who hate Thee; at the time of Thy wrath, thou shalt make them like a FIERY OVEN, and the LORD shall swallow them up in His wrath, AND THE FIRE SHALL DEVOUR THEM.” Take command of the situation “The LORD'S FIRE” will devour and destroy all the works of darkness in your life. Command the LORD's Fire – the Holy Ghost Fire – to consume every force of darkness that stands in your way. 2:10 (1 Samuel) “THE LORD'S ENEMIES will be BROKEN TO PIECES; He will THUNDER UPON THEM from heaven; the LORD will judge the ends of the earth; and He will strengthen His king and exalt the horn of His anointed.” JESUS prophesied that he would baptize us with the Holy Spirit and Fire.

Our Baptism in the Holy Spirit must be followed by a Baptism in the LORD's fire. The early Church was baptized in the Holy Spirit with cloven tongues as of fire, and they performed exploits and miracles. 2:3 (Acts) “CLOVEN TONGUES LIKE FIRE appeared to them, and it sat atop each of them.” Request that the LORD Baptize you with the Holy Spirit's Fresh Fire, and your prayer life will never be the same. Invoke the LORD's Fire. The enemy will always be defeated if you release the LORD's Fire into every area of your life. All of your unrepentant foes are destroyed by the LORD's Fire. The LORD's Fire will give you speed, momentum, and acceleration.

What fire gives off?

For good reason, air quality is one of the most serious risks linked with wildfires.

Communities are forced to react as the air quality index reaches 300 (anything above this is considered harmful). Wildfires in Portland, Oregon, contributed to a 157 air quality index in 2018. Local and state governments issued cautions to avoid breathing unfiltered air, forcing schoolchildren to stay inside. Outdoor activities were canceled. The air quality index reached 2,000 in 2015 due to smoke from wildfires in Palangkaraya, Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo). 500,000 individuals were believed to have developed major respiratory infections as a result of the air during that fire season, and 100,000 people were predicted to have died prematurely.

Wildfire emissions that have an impact on air quality are determined by the biomass that fuels the fire. Surface detritus, the tree canopy, and belowground roots and peat are all examples of biomass, which is largely made up of organic (usually plant) stuff.

Carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and particulate matter, including white (organic) and black carbon, are all produced by flames. The specific makeup of smoke changes for every fire on Earth, from forest fires in the Pacific Northwest to peat fires in Southeast Asia to bushfires in Australia, owing to biomass and other inputs.

It's All About Combustion

“All fires release carbon dioxide as a result of the combustion process,” explains Christine Wiedinmyer, associate director for research at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences in Boulder, Colo. Wildfires can cause incomplete or complete combustion, which is a chemical reaction that produces heat.

Smoldering, blazing, or both types of fires are possible. They can ignite grass, bushes, young trees, and understory ground debris at the very top of a forest, jumping from treetop to treetop, or at the ground surface, igniting grass, shrubs, young trees, and ground debris. Some fires even spread beneath the ground. Belowground flames can either burn up to the surface, even reaching the tree canopy, or they can burn down from the tree canopy.

The specific emissions cocktail of each fire is partially “decided by the way the fire is burning,” according to Wiedinmyer. “A blazing fire may produce more complete combustion, resulting in more black smoke. When anything smolders, there is less complete combustion, which results in white organic carbon and white smoke, similar to what you'd get from a charcoal barbecue.”

According to Mark Cochrane, a professor at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, large forest fires in Australia and California with extremely high burn intensities frequently result in total combustion. The principal emissions of these flames are carbon dioxide and black carbon.

Chemical emissions are also controlled by the temperature and intensity of combustion processes, according to Robert Yokelson, an atmospheric chemist at the University of Montana. In general, fire behavior influences the relative amounts of blazing, glowing, distillation, and pyrolysis, and pyrolysis temperatures, to some extent, influence the volatile organic chemicals emitted. Higher pyrolysis temperatures, for example, are required to produce benzene, a carcinogen that can harm a region's air, soil, and water systems when emitted during wildfires.

Burning Biomass

When evaluating the chemical signature of a wildfire, atmospheric chemists generally recognize six types of biomass: savanna (think Africa), tropical forest (think Amazon or Indonesia), temperate forest (think Sierra Nevada, Pacific Northwest, or northern Europe), boreal forest (think Siberia or Alaska), chaparral (think Southern California or Greece), and peatlands, which can be either tropical (Indonesia) or b (Siberia or far northern Canada). Obviously, “According to new study by scientists seeking to include such variability into new biomass mapping models, “the biomass of grasslands, shrublands, and forests is exceedingly variable, and mapped numbers are associated with a high degree of uncertainty.”

Consider the chemical signatures of emissions from a temperate forest, a tropical forest, and a savanna to see how biomass effects wildfire emissions. When pine trees in temperate woods burn, chemicals like pinene are released. Secondary organic aerosols can arise from these molecules, adding to the fire's directly produced black and organic carbon. They can also alter ozone chemistry to a lesser extent. The fresh, green canopy of the tropical forest dominates biomass in the Amazon basin. When this form of biomass burns, it produces nitrogen-rich chemicals, according to Yokelson. Ammonia, nitrous oxide, and nitrogen dioxide are all prominent nitrogen emitters. All of these chemicals are precursors to particulate matter and ozone production in the secondary phase. Brown grasses on African savannas or California hillsides, on the other hand, generate far less nitrogen but are more likely to emit chemicals like black carbon.

Burning-related emissions from savannas and tropical forests are the highest in the world. Savannas cover 20% of the Earth's land surface but account for more than half of worldwide mean fire emissions. According to a report published in Nature Communications in 2018, savannas accounted for 62 percent of fire emissions from 1997 to 2016.

According to Yokelson, the burning of savanna grasses creates considerable amounts of black carbon—roughly 2 kilos per hectare. However, “It's not quite that simple,” he noted, because forest fires consume more fuel than savanna fires, allowing them to produce more emissions per unit area.