Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. The cool Fall mornings are my favorites of all, and my time with the Living God at daybreak is even richer when my outer world is pleasing to me. We had a little Business to do on my Heart this morning, and as I called out to the One who Created me; I wept. Everything that came to my mind and my heart made me cry. Happy tears and sad tears and tears of doubt and tears of shame. When I looked up to take in the beauty of the morning, I saw dew dripping down the Christian flag just like those tears dripping down my face. What a sweet reminder from a loving God that my Walk through this Life and the boldness of my Faith will sometimes comes with a few tears. But as surely as His Warmth will dry this flag after just a little time in sun; His warmth will dry my tears too if I linger in His Presence long enough. Isn’t that the way it is for you too?

I believe that the biggest turning point in our Faith comes when we embrace the fact that we were ONLY Created for His Purpose. That’s the source of our Peace and the source of our Joy and it puts all of the pieces of Life together…it’s the ONLY thing that makes our lives make sense at all. But most people don’t “get it”. They somehow have convinced themselves that life is all about what they can get out of it for as long as they live, and they somehow believe they exist for their own joy. They question everything that happens and they fight against the Flow and they determine to make things be the way they believe they should be instead of considering His Plan and His Purpose in it all. When good things happen they easily shout out a “Hallelujah” but when bad things happen they question His Will. My greatest Joy is knowing that my life has been stamped by His Hand for His Purpose and that every single piece of it belongs to Him. Some pieces make me cry and some pieces bring me profound sadness but EVERY piece has a Purpose beyond my ability to comprehend. This one significant piece of my Faith is the source of my Peace, my Joy, my Contentment, my Strength and Unconditional Love. I was Created for His Purpose and I’m Destined for Greatness. Why would I try to “own” all of the pieces of life when I can find my Peace only by accepting His Purpose for my Life every step of the way?

Sometimes I cry when I don’t have the answers, but I know that if I stay in His Presence and I ask Him for Wisdom; He’ll provide it to me every time. Sometimes I cry out of frustration over my circumstances, but I know that if I stay in His Presence and seek His Will; He’ll always put me on the right path. Sometimes I cry because I’m overwhelmed with gratitude for all that He is and all that He does for me because I know that I don’t deserve it; but He gives His love to me freely and unconditionally no matter what. Sometimes I cry because I’m humbled by the Work that He places in my Hands because I don’t believe that I can measure up; but EVERYBODY measures up in His eyes, and all He ever looks for is a Vessel willing to live out Life according to His Purpose and not their own. Living out Life with only His Plan in mind may look like the loss of freedom for those people who don’t “get it”. But living out Life according to His Purpose and His Plan is the ONLY Freedom that matters at all and it’s the ONLY way to find True fulfillment and Peace in life at all.

I shed a whole lot of tears this morning but every single one of them has been dried by His Warmth and my heart is singing for Joy as I set out to fulfill His Purpose for this new day. How about you? Will this new day be about YOUR Plans or will this new day be about HIS Plans for you?

“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His Purpose” Romans 8:28