1. An unbalanced schedule

That means either if you’re overworked or you are under worked you’re going to lose your passion for life and lose your passion for God.

You need both in your life -- both input and output. You need both rest and work.

Too much work will cause you to lose your passion. Too much nothing -- boredom -- will cause you to lose your passion.

In this room, today my guess is we are split about 50/50 some of you are working too hard and some of you are not working hard enough.

Psalm 127:2

I love that, I long for this kind of lifestyle. I am over extending myself in every area of life and for some reason I think it’s normal.

James 4:17

With more knowledge comes more responsibility. We need to have an outlet for all that knowledge and wisdom.

This is not easy, as a matter of fact Paul tells Timothy that it’s like bodybuilding. He says in

1 Timothy 4:7

Don’t just sit around and read about bodybuilding you need to actually get your hands on the bar in order for it to change you. If you just read about Christianity and never get out and practice it you will not be changed and you will live a passionless life.

1. An unused talent

1 Peter 4:10

1. An unconfessed sin This is a big one. Few things rob us of joy rob your confidence rob your passion more quickly than guilt. Here’s how it works with us with guilt, the sin in our lives. We don’t walk around thinking, "I have a sin in my life. I am a guilty person."

Psalm 38:4-6 1 John 1:9-11

1. An unresolved conflict

Conflict just drains the passion right out of you. Do you ever start a day and it’s going to be a great day -- you know it. You just fly out of bed. You’re awake from the moment you get up. You’re ready for the day -- shower, breakfast -- you’re ready. You’re on the way out the door and you have a fight with your husband or your wife you or you have to fight with the kids to get them ready. How many of you did this this very morning? It’s like the air going out of a tire when the conflict comes. That’s what conflict does to us. It takes all the passion out of our lives. Your attitude all of a sudden just goes flat.

Job 5:2 Job 18:4

1. An unsupported lifestyle

Sometimes you lose passion for God because you’re not spending time around other people who have a passion for God. You’re not spending time around other Christians. You’re not getting any fellowship. I love this incredibly practical verse in Ecclesiastes 4:9-10, just common sense from the Bible.

Hebrews 10:24-25

If we don’t spend time with other believers we will lose our passion for God.

1. An unclear purpose

When you forget the purpose of your life that is a sure way to kill your passion for life and for God. If you don’t know the purpose for life, why bother? Why get up in the morning? Why put forth the effort? Why get out of bed? Life without purpose is activity without direction. It’s motion without meaning. Life without purpose is trivial, petty, and pointless.

Isaiah 49:4

1. An undernourished spirit will kill your passion.

Every day you face all kinds of circumstances that conspire to shrink your spirit and shrivel your heart. You’re going to get up tomorrow morning. You’re going to have distractions and disappointments. You’re going to have conflicts and you’re going to have changes and challenges. You’re going to have problems and pressures. You’re going to have frustrations and fears and failures and fatigue. All of these things fall in on you to shrivel your heart and shrink your spirit.

John 3:16,17