Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. As I met with the Lord of Lords this morning I was a whole lot more focused on what He wants from me than what I want from Him. Nothing is more important in Life than striving to finish the race well…the Race He set out for me to run…and nothing could be more beautiful than to hear “well done” one day. He knows my Heart and He knows my needs without me ever speaking a word. If the Goal is to finish my Race well, then I need to be sure to seek His Will and not my own, and I need to be willing to do what He Called for me to do before I was ever born. Isn’t that the way you see your life too?

I’m not sure where the idea of a retirement plan got started, but when it comes to the Living God there is no retirement plan. He has a Purpose for each one for ALL the days of our lives and until the last breath is drawn from the body that will pass away, we keep working His Will for our lives. The Willing Ones often find themselves even busier doing His Will in their old age than they were in there youth because He isn’t finished with them yet. So, instead of focusing on slowing down for retirement, they roll up their sleeves to do His Will because they Understand they’re still here for His Purpose.

The Willing Ones don’t whine about working harder in their later years…they Serve with Joy and they’re grateful to be used by the King! In a world that would rather discard the elderly, they’re just getting started in the eyes of the King! But, just like everything else in life, some people put off Serving Him until it’s a more convenient time for them. They don’t care much about His Will…at least not as much as they care about their own. They’re waiting until the plate is clear…but it doesn’t work that way. The plate doesn’t get clear…we clear it for Him instead. The Willing Ones know that He’ll always make a way even in a hectic life and the Willing Ones don’t fret about the schedule or hesitate to Serve because they’re “too busy.” When we’re Willing, He ALWAYS Works out all the details.

Some people look forward to retirement because they believe they’ll finally have the time to Serve…but it doesn’t work that way. There’s more Work to be done in the workplace than in any other place. How sad to see so many people waiting to get out of the very place He positioned them to Serve. That’s what a squandered life looks like…countless opportunities to fulfill what He has for our lives and so UNWILLING to budge until we have time or when it’s convenient. I’m not sure how they’ll finish the race, but I don’t think it’s going to be good. Every Life has Purpose…HIS Purpose. To choose to live it out so unwilling to do His Will probably doesn’t sit well with the Perfecter of our Faith. I guess they’ll find out for sure One Day.

I’ve never been busier than I am right now and the years are piling on fast. I have more Joy than most people can imagine because every day I work FOR Him, not despite Him. I long to sit at His feet One Day, and I long to hear “well done.” I’m not scurrying around trying to “prove” my Love for Him by staying busy; I Reflect His Love in all that I am and all that I do because I’m a Willing One. Everything I do…in and out of my workplace…in every corner of my Life…I do for Him and there’s no “retirement plan” in the future…not in HIs and surely not in mine.

How about you?