Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. I was awake just in time to watch the sun lift over the horizon and I couldn’t wait to see the morning unfold to see what God had in store for this new day of this new week. I dug into His Word like a hungry child looking for a morsel to satisfy my soul – what I ended up with was Golden Nuggets beyond my imagination. So, by the time I was ready to face this new day of a new week, I was in awe of my God all over again. He took me to the Spiritual Woodshed a few times and He reminded me that He “scattered the stars in the sky and knows them each by name.” God Himself patched together this weary Vessel this morning – He put “my feet on a firm foundation” and He “put a new song of praise in my mouth”. All it ever takes is a Good Dose of a Mighty God to put Life back in Perspective. Isn’t that the way it is for you too?

It’s not easy to walk this Journey called Life sometimes, but Help is just around the corner if we turn to Him instead of trying to weather it on our own. Each time we Turn, we Grow. Each time we “draw near to God, He draws near to us” too. Each time He takes us to the Spiritual Woodshed to show us our wicked ways, He’s Refining us to be more like Him. When we’re lacking love for the “difficult” ones, He’ll stir us into Compassion. When we’ve wronged someone, He’ll remind us of what unconditional love looks like and He’ll provide the conviction it takes to want to make things right again. If we’re afraid of what tomorrow might bring, He’ll Provide the “peace that surpasses all understanding” and everything scary dims in His Light. When we attempt to take control of our lives, He’ll remind us that He is the One who has “given orders to the morning” and “shown the dawn its place” and our own plans look so lame in comparison to His. Strength is found in Surrender, and His Power is ALWAYS made Perfect in our Weakness.

Plenty of people throughout my lifetime have commented on my “strength,” but that’s just an observation of how I’ve handled the storms and how I never quit. Inside I’m a wussie and I never forget how weak I really am without Him. My gratitude for the Price that was paid for me on the Cross at Calvary is stronger today than it was when I first met Jesus – and it’s my Gratitude that keeps me “strong” in my Service to the King. When I hurt someone I cry like a baby and I won’t rest until I make it right. If they refuse to allow me to make it right, I’m in agony until I give it back to God. When I get a good dose of judgment about my Faith – sometimes from the ones who don’t know my God, and sometimes from ones who do – I’m overwhelmed with Compassion over how my enemy is using them to try to get to me, and I pray for them with Love. None of these things are possible for human beings…it takes God to Accomplish the Goals. Rest assured, there is “no good in me apart from Him” – so if you see Strength in me, you’re not looking at a strong, capable woman, you’re looking at Jesus!!!

I’m beginning this new day in awe of the Creator of Heaven and earth and it all began with me looking for a morsel at sunrise. He fed me Gold Nuggets and patched together this weary Vessel and I have a new song of praise on my Heart to begin this new week. I’m leaning on the Author and Perfecter of my Faith and I’m Trusting Him to keep my path straight…AND to point out my wrongs every single time so that I can make them right. My Heart is inclined toward the Living God in all that I do and all that I am…and THAT’S the Power behind this Journey called Life.

How about you?