Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. It’s a new day of a new week and I couldn’t wait to meet with the Author and Perfector of my Faith at sunrise. I’ve had some hectic days recently and I haven’t had the Time with the Living God that my soul hungers for but that all changed this morning. The view I had a sunrise “made up for” the few I’ve missed lately and God poured out his Glory over this old as it brought it to life. The greens are the greenest and the blue is the bluest, and no artist in the world could come close to capturing what my eyes saw this morning. My Time with the Master was a little different than it usually is, and I was pouring out my Requests like a river. I spelled out my dreams to Him again and I got specific about my goals. He already knows all those things because He knows every thought I have, but I think He likes it when we don’t give up and He sees that we never stop Believing in the Journey. When I looked at this photo of the sun breaking through the fog, it reminded me of how it is with me and my God – a beam bright enough to break through any fog by a God who misses me at least as much as I miss Him when our time is short – and who cares about every single part of me. Isn’t that the way you see your Relationship with God too?

Sometimes people wonder why I’m still Dreaming at my ripe old age as if dreams have anything to do with calendar years. The Bible says, “Without a vision, the people perish” so from where I sit, my dreams are as important to me as air. It’s sad to see that some people quit dreaming years ago and they don’t realize it but they’re already dead… they just haven’t jumped into the coffin yet. For others, it can be so easy to give up on their dreams just because they haven’t become a reality yet…but we lose out on the chance to lean into God when we do. God-sized dreams are put into Motion by the Touch of the Master’s Hand…a Hand that is Timeless and One that will never be rushed. When God plants the Seed of a Dream, He’s got His own Agenda and His own Timing and the fact that we haven’t seen it all come into Play yet doesn’t mean the Details aren’t being Worked out in Heaven. But the waiting often leads to impatience if we aren’t careful when we don’t See what we’ve been Dreaming of within our desired timeframe. Instead of leaning into Him even MORE as we wait, some people just give up…but not me. I Serve the Way-Maker and I am confident that if He planted a Dream within me, He’ll see it through to Completion.

God says “I am the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End.” His Word says ” For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways – As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways.” He’s the “same yesterday, today, and forever more” and His Promises are ALWAYS True. He says “I know the plans I have for you” and THAT alone should be enough to keep even the biggest “skeptic” waiting on the Touch of the Master’s Hand. God never rests, He never changes His mind, and He never quits on you and me….so how can it be so easy for so many to quit on Him just because He hasn’t revealed the entire Picture in OUR desired timeframe yet?

No matter what I want for myself I know that God knows what’s best for me and I Trust Him because I BELIEVE what He says. He planted a few God-sized Dreams within me years ago and they haven’t become a “reality” YET…but they will in HIS time. I NEVER stop Believing. I never stop Trusting. I never doubt Him. I don’t rush Him. I don’t quit, and I don’t give up on what He has for me. You won’t find me like a wave of the sea going back and forth in my Belief…I serve a Mighty God who NEVER breaks a Promise and ALL things are possible with Him!

Amen?