Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. Though it’s Saturday, every day is a busy day around here so I make sure to kick each one off with the most Important thing on my List of things to do – I meet with the Living God. He’s not just the CEO of my Life, He’s a Wonderful Counselor and the Source of Wisdom too. He knows my steps before I take them, and He knows what the end Result will be before it is revealed to me. He “keeps my path straight” if I should stray from His Plans for me. Everything I need to know about my Life and Ministry was written long ago. I refer to my Instruction Manual every single day for Divine Direction because these Words were Breathed into existence by the Living God to help me along. If I want to be successful in every area of Life it all begins with my Relationship with my CEO. As long as I have that part right, everything else will just fall into Place. Isn’t that the way you look at your relationship with your CEO too?

I can’t imagine what it’s like to hit the ground running on a new day without a Staff Meeting with the Living God to ensure my success, but plenty of people do just that. When things get in the way of my Staff Meeting…an unexpected interruption or a late start to a new day…I’m out of sorts all day and I don’t feel nearly as Prepared as I need to be for the Journey. I’m not sure why people refuse to spend time with the Living God, but I think most people don’t think it’s necessary…sad but true. If that’s the case, they’ve been deceived by the master deceiver! If you want the Day to end well, it all begins at the Beginning. If you long to be Promoted One Day, the kind of Promotion that will take you all the way to the Top, you’ll Invest Time to spend with your CEO each day too. If you want to Receive a Good Review…the kind that says “WELL DONE!” that depends on how much Quality Time you spend with your CEO. Your “success” all comes down to you and how much you Value your Position in Life and how much Time and Attention you spend with the Author of it all aka your CEO.

Some people were baptized as infants and they’re under the impression that the sprinkling was a Reservation for a place in Heaven…but that’s not true. Some people say a prayer every night before bedtime in the privacy of their own homes, and they think that satisfies the Living God…but ritualistic prayers don’t mean a whole lot to the Living God – He wants the Heart instead. Some people are pretty good about confessing their wrongs and they feel good about receiving “forgiveness” from man…but unless they genuinely confess the wrongs to the One who died for it all, it doesn’t mean a whole lot to the Living God. I feel bad for all the people who know who God is…but they don’t KNOW God because there is no Relationship between them. Every relationship of any kind takes TIME to build. Why would a Relationship with the CEO, the Living God, the Author, and the Perfecter of Faith be any different?

When I talk about these things I’m often reminded that I can’t judge the heart…and that is absolutely true! I’m not the Judge and I’m not the jury and there is no desire within me to be either one. But what I am is a Messenger on Temporary Assignment and I take my Instructions from the CEO of my Life seriously because there is so much at stake! I didn’t Write the Rules and I’m not the One to enforce them. My Role is to be sure that others understand that there ARE Rules and then it’s up to them whether or not they want a Relationship with the Rule Maker or not. When it comes to Truth and Recruiting, God expects us all to CARE ENOUGH TO SHARE! After all, a Messenger without a Message isn’t worth a whole lot no matter how you look at it. The CEO of Life has already given each one of us a Message that is Intended to be Shared with the world. Not Sharing the Message is non-negotiable for Followers of Jesus Christ…the CEO of Life. You’re either ON the Jesus Team or you’re NOT – if you are ARE then you care about your Job Description too!

With so much at stake in this Journey of Faith, I am sure to meet with Him each morning so that I’m Equipped with Love and Compassion, Boldness and Strength. He Expects me to Share His Message with Compassion so that I can be a Light of Hope in a Dark World. For me, there is no other way to Live and no Greater Purpose. I absolutely DO see a lot of beauty from where I sit on the porch each day, but THE MOST beautiful thing on the planet has nothing to do with geography or wildlife – it’s that Staff Meeting with the CEO of my Life that brings me Joy and Peace and it’s the Marching Orders He gives to me that gives me Direction. Why would I EVER not want to meet with the CEO before I begin a new day?

How about you?