Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. I met with the Lord of my Life before the sun came up and this sunrise was a perfect Touch of the Masters’s Hand to end our Time together. I sat outside in the dark and opened my Heart. I invited Him to take a close look at my Heart and to Highlight any areas that I need to Refine in His Name. I sang a hymn or two and I made sure He knew that my Heart meant every word as I made a joyful noise. I thanked Him for all that He is and all that He does for me, and I made sure to Surrender all of me to Him all over again today. I felt His Presence in the dark on a front porch of a farm in Virginia as surely as if He sat next to me. What a sweet reminder to me once again that as long as I’m willing to “draw near” to Him, He’ll always “draw near” to me. Isn’t that the way it is for you too?

Every relationship takes work to keep things headed in the right direction, and it’s no different when it comes to a Relationship with the Living God. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand that it’s when we take things for granted and assume someone will always be there, that love loses its luster and a relationship begins to die. When it comes to God, knowing He’s omnipresent is one thing, Seeking Him out and Purposely drawing near to Him is an entirely different story. Some people look for God in the big things while they fail to seek Him in the simple things like a morning sunrise. When Elijah stood on the mountain top to meet with God he looked for Him in wind, in the earthquake, and even in the fire. But God wasn’t found in the BIG things, God was found in a “gentle whisper” instead. If we insist on looking for God only in the big things, we overlook the Importance of hearing His “gentle whispers”…the sweetest Sound there is. Just like Elijah, we need to do our part to be willing to meet with Him on the mountain top and refuse to leave until draws near to us too. The real Treasures in the Journey of Faith are found when we seek Him with a Heart hungering for Him to draw near and with eyes that determine to See Him in everything. That’s what Worship looks like!

I saught Him out at sunrise and my Heart overflowed with Praise over the sound of the birds singing and a sun determined to shine. He Knows my Heart is to please Him…and He sees when I hunger to draw near to Him and for Him to draw near to me. When people ask me about how to “hear from God” my answer is always the same. Look for Him in the gentle whispers – don’t just look for Him as an emergency plan for the challenges in Life – seek His face with everything you’ve got! He is Faithful and True – James 4:8 says; “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.”