Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. The pond is filled with geese, the field is filled with deer and my heart is filled with Peace and Hope after my time with the Living God. It may not be spring yet but it’s getting closer each day and I’m longing for my time on the front porch again. It’s there where meet with the Living God to draw my Strength and get my Direction and it’s there where I share my Heart, my time, my coffee, my stories, my laughter, the fields, and whatever words I gain from the Living God along the way. It always comes down to what we’re willing to share in life. Isn’t that the way it’s supposed to be?

It’s easy for most people to share part of the good things in life. A good experience, a good story, a good joke, even a good recipe, or a good report card. Though sharing these good things is a pleasant thing for the receiver, the one who benefits the most is the one doing the sharing. It feels good to share good things. But when it comes down to sharing things below the surface of life…the kind that can make an eternal difference…most people draw the line. They won’t freely share their heart, their space, their time, or their resources with another human being even though it’s these very things that we share that have the most impact on the Life of another. It always comes down to sharing.

It’s not easy for most people to share uncomfortable things in life. Things that might sting the other or things that might cause them to suffer consequences by being a messenger of the painful. Though there are plenty of people out there who get pleasure from being the one to toss in the uncomfortable, most people prefer to avoid it altogether. It’s the dodging of the uncomfortable things that allow rebellious behavior in children, deterioration of relationships, failure in business, and a refusal to share our Faith with the world. It always comes down to sharing.

It’s not easy for most people to share the “bad” things in life. When it comes down to sharing their biggest mistakes and failures, their darkest hours, the pain of their past, or their worst circumstances with another; they guard the details out of pride and selfishness and bury the past in the past as if putting it there serves any purpose at all. These people guard the “bad” details of their life like Fort Knox and they’re far too busy tiptoeing through tulips in an attempt to paint a picture of a perfect life that they miss the opportunity to turn their trials into a blessing for another. It always comes down to sharing.

If you sit with me on the front porch of this farm in Virginia one day, you’d better be prepared to hear about the “bad” things in my imperfect life. I cherish the tulips but I don’t tip-toe through them when it comes to my Journey. My trials and tribulations will curl your toes BUT you’ll be dancing in the end when you hear about the power of the Living God and you see how He has brought me to Victory over and over and over again. It always comes down to sharing.

I’m an Imperfect woman living a beautifully imperfect life and I’m always armed with Love and Truth and Willing to Share. I don’t like making people “uncomfortable” but I love them enough to speak Truth into their souls that could ultimately make an Eternal difference. It’s funny how it works…the more share with them, the more they share with me, and before you know it I see a rich testimony growing out of a simple conversation…all because I was willing to Give exactly what they needed when they needed it. It always comes to sharing. I’ll be sharing all the days of my Life – simple things that make a Difference and Bigger Truth that changes the entire Picture of their Journey of Life.

How about you?

1 Corinthians 9:19 Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. 20 To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law. 21 To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law), so as to win those not having the law. 22 To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. 23 I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.