Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. When I stepped out onto the porch this morning the air was cool and it was comfortable and I enjoyed it while I could. It didn’t take long for the morning sun to begin to blaze and I went from comfortable to UNcomfortable in just a matter of minutes. There’s no way of knowing what the morning will look like until it actually breaks and there’s no way to describe the beauty when it does. There’s no way of knowing what’s in store on any given day and there’s no way to predict how God will use me. I love my God and all the “unknowns” in the Journey called Life because I am certain that “all things work together for Good for those who love Him and are called according to His Purpose”. So, I make sure to Ready myself to be used by the King of all kings. I do whatever I need to do to Purify my Heart so that I can see others the way HE sees them, AND so that I can love them as HE does. Isn’t that your goal for each new day too?

The Bible says “The greatest of these is love” – “Love your brother as yourself” – “Love never fails” – “We love because He first loved us” and a host of other things about love, but I think love is the one thing people of Faith struggle with the most. It’s easy to love the loveable – loving the “unloveable” is an entirely different story. Unfortunately, many people of Faith seem to have no problem justifying a hard Heart when it comes to people not like them. They’ve got no problem casting stones all in the name of Righteousness. They’ve got no problem pulling out convenient Bible verses to defend their personal opinion of others or to justify their behavior. Maybe they’ve forgotten about how “unloveable” THEY were before Christ came along too. Maybe they’ve forgotten that He paid the price for ALL. Maybe they’ve been given Authority to judge and God forgot to tell us. Or maybe, just like the Grinch that stole Christmas – they have Hearts that are a few sizes too small. Since the God of All Creation cares more about the condition of the Heart than anything else, I’d get to work on that part if I were them.

I’ve got more flaws than I can count and I find myself asking Him for forgiveness countless times throughout any given day. BUT I’ll never stop being Grateful for the Cross and for a Savior willing to die so that I might live, so I give Him everything I’ve got and I don’t justify my sin. I’m committed to keeping my Priorities straight, that’s for sure, and I find favor with a Mighty God because of it. I strive to have a Heart like His….a Heart that is able to love others the way HE loves them and to see them the way He sees them. Sometimes it’s not easy, BUT “I can do ALL things through Christ who gives me strength”

How about you?

“And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love” – 1 Corinthians 13:13