Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. Fall is in the air and things are beginning to change fast – from the leaves to the wildlife. Each Season brings about changes…in nature…in the world…and in the Journey called Life. I don’t like it when changes go against the way I like things to be. I don’t like it when it’s too cold to enjoy the front porch in the mornings and I don’t like the way our Country has changed from a place of peace to a place of turmoil. There’s not much I can do to alter the changes in nature or in the world, but the Journey called Life is an entirely different story. It’s how I View the changes that will make all the difference in how I Perceive the outcome…and with a God of All Seasons, there’s never a reason to fret. Isn’t that the way you look at the Journey called Life too?

There hasn’t been a more critical time in the history of the world for us to be Focused on the Journey of Life than at this very moment in time. Sadly, many people of Faith are laser-focused on the changes instead of recognizing the Season as if they can change the course of the world or the White House on their own. There is a Master Plan that was put in place before the foundations of the earth and no amount of shaking fists and spitting insults is going to change it. Like a rudder on a ship, it’s how we Perceive the Outcome that will set the course for the Journey.

I believe Humility is the Greatest Difference Maker of all because it’s humility that can alter the Course of the Heart where Changes that make an Eternal Impact are born. If people of Faith were more focused on the Plans that were set out before the foundations of the earth, I think they’d spend more time on their knees than on the World Wide Web preparing for the Biggest Change of All. Ready or not, the King is Coming and it’s possible He’ll come back in our lifetime. With that in mind, how we walk this Journey called Life is much more important than shaking our fists in the wind.

Lots of things are changing in my Life…some changes I welcome with open arms…some changes Stretch me…and some changes I could easily do without. I lick my wounds every once in a while when things change and I’m not happy about it, but I Know the Source of All change and I Trust Him. I’m humble enough to hit my knees and I’m Wise enough to understand who’s really in Control… AND I’m Courageous. Sometimes you’ll find me downcast, but you won’t ever find me hiding under the bed. Instead, you’ll find me fighting the ONLY battle that matters with the ONLY weapons that can (and do) make a Difference. Things are changing fast. The world is getting darker. The country is divided. The hate is running rampant. BUT GOD IS STILL ON THE THRONE and it’s how I walk the Journey of Life that matters most of all to Him.

The King is coming and lots of things are changing to Prepare the Way for His return just like the Bible says it will. Chances are He’ll find me talking about Him somewhere to someone when He returns and not debating the condition of the world. Chances are He’ll see me looking toward the East in anticipation of seeing Him One Day soon. Chances are I’ll be Praising His Holy Name before I even see Him coming. I can’t afford to focus on this dark world – there is far too much to do to prepare for the King! I was Born for such a Time as this and when He arrives, I’ll be Ready.

How about you?