Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. I headed out to the front porch in the wee hours of this new day with my coffee in hand… determined to find some answers I’ve been looking for. I poured out my heart to the Living God and I shed a few tears. I turned to my Instruction Manual and I dug for Truth. And then I repeated the process all over again. I’ll bet the Living God smiles sometimes when we determine to make sense of Life from our viewpoint and not His own. I didn’t find my answers this morning, but I found my Peace instead, and it’s that Peace that sees me through even when I don’t have the Answers. Passing through this Life with head knowledge doesn’t get us very far at all. It’s the passing through this Life with Heart knowledge that matters the most. Isn’t that the way it is for you too?

If there is one thing I’ve learned in this Life-of-mine, it’s that when the heart is where it’s supposed to be; the rest of me will follow. If my heart is kind and compassionate, you won’t have to utter a word and I’ll be able to feel your pain. If my heart is calm and ready, you won’t have to say a thing and I will be able to sense your fear. If my heart is humble and selfless, you won’t have to tell me about your needs, I’ll be too busy filling them before you can. If my heart is filled with gratitude, you won’t have to worry about me passing judgment on you no matter what’s going on in your life. If my heart is patient, you can count on me to be there to help you work your way through….over and over again. If my heart is readied with wisdom, you won’t have to ask twice and I’ll have the Words that you need to help you find your way. If my heart is filled with Joy, you won’t stand a chance holding on to bitterness or a bad mood in my presence. When my heart is readied by the King; I’m equipped to Serve anybody, anytime and anywhere. I don’t need to have the answers and I don’t need to be “better” at anything before I go to work to serve Him. My Heart is the only part of me that He can use….so the condition of my Heart gets the most time and attention from me.

It’s easy to spot Christians more focused on their head Knowledge than they are on the Heart. They can put the best-of-us to shame as they quote Scripture upon Scripture on-demand for any circumstance, and they’re always ready to remind the world that those Words are what we need. But if they rely on head knowledge of the Word and they don’t have a Heart like Christ; they can’t be used by the King at all. God doesn’t need us to recite His Word…He needs us to LIVE it. It’s easy to spot Christians more focused on their “reservation” for Heaven than they are on the lost people around them, as if to send a message that if they were smart enough to “get it”, then it’s not their problem if others don’t as well. But if they rest on the Promises of Heaven and don’t do their part to get as many “travel partners” as they can; they can’t be used by the King at all. It’s easy to spot Christians who are filled with arrogance and judgment as if they’ve been assigned the Judgment Seat right here on earth. Somehow they’ve forgotten that Christ died for them too and that without Him they’d be a pitiful (and eternal) mess, and yet; they lack compassion and they never seem to grow tired of judging others. All of these outward signs are a SURE sign that the Heart is not in the condition that it’s supposed to be in.. that is, IF being a Light in this dark world and a Vessel worthy to be used by the King matters to them at all. The Heart is the only part of us that He can use.

I may have begun this new day determined to find some answers but I was “put in my Place” by the One who matters the most, and NOW my Heart is ready for Service. Instead of looking for answers for things I’ll probably never understand, I’ve set aside my need for head-knowledge and I’m focusing on my Heart instead. How about you? Do you spend your time doing nothing because you don’t have all of the answers you THINK you need in order for you to move forward for Him, and is your Heart your LEAST priority because of it? IF so, REACH OUT TO ME. I’ll be happy to sit you down and introduce you to the finest Heart Expert the world has ever known, and I’ll show you the way to your REAL Role Model, and it won’t be long before you see that the HEART is the ONLY part of you that He can use. And while I’m at it, I’m happy to remind you that it took a WHOLE LOT OF HEART to be willing to die for you and for me, and when I’m done with you; you’ll become a LOT more serious about the ONLY part of you that He can use too!