2 Samuel 10:11-12–And he said, “If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me, but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come and help you. 12  Be of good courage, and let us be courageous for our people, and for the cities of our God, and may the Lord do what seems good to him.“

Yearly I try and read through the Bible, and every time I come across this passage, it re-ignites me to have a passion for my purpose in Christ.  Many times having passion for something is a double-edged sword.  Because on one end, there is the benefit of being invigorated for something beyond yourself.  Yet on the other end, there is no guarantee that your passion will be shared, at the times you feel like you want, or even need it…
The passage comes from Joab, one of the valiant servants along with Abishai, two brothers who were committed to King David, the people of Israel, and obviously the Lord.  But what makes the passage great, is their dependency on each other’s passion for God’s purpose.  That they allowed God and His purpose to be the reason for their courageous obedience.  But also allowed the results of God’s purpose to be left to God…(Galatians 6:2)
One of the most freeing things to remind ourselves as Christians, is that when we are passionate to fulfill God’s purpose, we don’t need to live anxious regarding the results.  Because when we set out to live by faith in God and His purpose, we can’t make promises about really anything, because we don’t know!  Now that may seem scary, and at times is!  But without faith to do what God says, how do we know our way will turn out for good?  We don’t, and our left to ourselves…(Proverbs 16:25, Romans 8:28, Philippians 4:6)
The beauty of Joab’s passion and conclusion to his brother, is that it is completely humble and full of faith, encouraging his brother to allow God to be God in their life.  Their “job” or purpose was to valiantly go after what God has before them, that’s it.  Whereas comfort and fear would revel in a false sense of “safety”, with no passion to see God for themselves, or the benefit of the people they serve!
I believe bigger than any sin you maybe struggling with, what will deflate life out of you more than anything, is to not seek God to fulfill your purpose.  Purpose brings order, in that we need God to subdue our fear/sins, but also to persevere beyond other people’s desires for us!  Purpose sets boundaries in our relationships, and causes us to see God so strongly like Joab, with a clear conscience, joy, and passion, to let God do what seems good to Him!  
Most of our hesitancy to adopt this “mentality”, is that we meditate on what the result would be, if we were to do it, which is worry, and the enemy to a passionate “Joab and Abishai” type of faith! 
In His Love, Ld