Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. It’s a new day or a new week and I’m Armed and Ready to do my part for the Journey no matter what I might face along the way today. It isn’t always easy to go “against the flow” and it isn’t always “drama-free” to March to the Tune of my God. But I wasn’t Created to “fit in”, I was Created to stand out! I was born for a Big Purpose and I’m on a Big Mission for an even Bigger God, and I do my best to never lose sight of that fact ESPECIALLY when the going gets tough. When the wind came through the farm over the last few days it blew some things off kilter…from the flags to the rockers…and that simple image served as a sweet Reminder to me of the way I am to live my Life…not fitting in, but standing out! Isn’t that the way you want to Live your Life too?

When you look at my Life, you won’t see a whole lot of “normal” and you won’t find me just rolling with the flow of what everybody else is doing. My Life didn’t start out to be “normal”, the events haven’t been “normal” and it won’t end on a “normal” Note either. I don’t handle it well when I’m told that “this is what everybody is doing” or “this is what normal families do” because there is nothing “normal” about me and I like it that way. I’m not prone to latch on to fads and I don’t buy things just because everybody else does. I March to the Tune of a Big God and it shows in almost every area of my life! My Faith isn’t “normal” and my Prayers aren’t either. I have a Personal Relationship with the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and we don’t make “small talk”, we have Meaningful Conversations! My Convictions aren’t “normal” and the way I defend the Truth isn’t either. The Rules that I follow go against the flow of what the world likes to believe, and when I speak up with Truth the reaction I get isn’t “normal” either. My parenting wasn’t “normal” as I set out to raise a Godly generation… not just well-rounded, well-educated, well-dressed, and well-mannered kids. When it was time for a Life lesson as they grew older, I dealt with my kids as their Sister in Christ, and not just as their Mom…there’s surely nothing “normal” about that! My heart isn’t “normal” and the Love I feel isn’t either, because my Heart has been Tenderized by the King and He used pain to mold me into a Willing Servant. Just like that those things blown off kilter from all the rest, I’m a little off kilter from what the world considers to be “normal” and I don’t roll with the flow. The fact that I refuse to be “normal” is not a sign of rebellion…it’s an outward Sign of a Life that has Purpose! That’s what it Looks like when we understand Who Created us and Why. We were created for Greatness and we’re intended to Stand Out…a little off-kilter from the rest of the world.

There are more “normal” people of Faith than the world could possibly count. People who care more about fitting in than Standing up and people who would do anything to avoid being noticed. “Comfort” is the only zone they’re interested in. They’ve convinced themselves that to be a “good Christian” means that we live out our lives peacefully…that we mind our own business…we don’t get involved…and we stay home and pray…as if that’s ever been (or will ever be) okay with the Living God. Nobody was Created to be a stay-at-home Silent Partner…but it takes a determination to NOT fit in with the crowd to get out and do something Bold in His Name. My Life has been set aside by my God and I was Created for His Purpose – I know it AND I Live like it! I am happy not being “normal” and I’m overjoyed to stand out from the crowd. As a child of the Living God my Life ISN’T “normal. After all, I’m an Ambassador for Jesus Christ and there is absolutely NOTHING “normal about Him. He died for me – the least I can do for the most “abnormal” of all Creation is to Live for Him.

I’m Royalty. I’m here for His Purpose and I’m on a very Big Mission. I won’t be “normal” for as long as I live and if you’re looking for me on any given day, you’ll find me a little off-kilter from all the rest.

How about you?