Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. I met with the God of all Creation again this morning and it never ceases to amaze me that I have Direct Access to the Throne as a child of the Living God. I need Him a whole lot more than I need air, so it’s to Him I run each day to give my praise and my thanks and to draw my Strength for the Journey. It was cool and comfortable the first thing this morning, that is until the sun began to scorch and I headed back inside. But as I sat there taking in this new day, I noticed that not all of the parched land was still parched this morning – there were still patches of dry land here and there that didn’t receive the benefit of the dew. The dew didn’t fail – it dropped wherever it could drop and it was in those places I saw the green while the rest was too “hidden” to benefit. This visual of land that had been kissed by the dew made me think of this Journey of Faith and how some people don’t make themselves available enough to be “kissed” by the Son because they’re hidden in the shadows of their life on earth. Isn’t that just like God to use the dew to speak to my Heart this morning?

It can be so easy for some people to attempt to hide in the shadows of life, but they miss out on the biggest blessings when they do. Some people live the adult version of a frightened child hiding from the boogie man under the bed…and they like it that way! They have every excuse imaginable for hiding from the world. They hide from relationships. They hide from (perceived) danger. They hide from germs. They hide from conflict. They even hide from the Church as they click away on the remote control for church each Sunday. Like Jonah in the belly of the big fish, they’ve convinced themselves that their life can still be Rich and Strong even though they choose to remain in hiding…but it doesn’t work that way. The Bible says that the cowardly (aka people hiding from the Son) “will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur” and that “this is the second death”. These poor people don’t understand that Nourishment isn’t an option for as long as they remain in hiding and they’ll never Flourish like all the Green that has been Kissed by the Son throughout their bold Journey. This is the Key to finishing the race well and to becoming a Vessel that can be used by the King.

I’m just a flawed woman BOLDLY walking out my Journey of Faith and although I’m not fearless YET – I REFUSE TO HIDE from the “scary” things of this world because I’m on a Mission to reach the lost. I was BORN FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS and I Know that I can be a Witness to cowardly ones in hiding and, God willing, I can help “refresh” their Hearts before it’s too late for them. Our land is parched and desperately in need of the touch of the Master’s Hand. ..a kiss from the Son to sustain us. If not for the bold ones who refuse to hide, the entire “earth” would be dry and barren…so I refuse to hide and I’m Unstoppable in His Name. I Know that He is the One to bring peace. I Know that He is the One to ordain our leaders. I Know that He is the One to provide for us and that “the righteous never go hungry”. I Know that He is the One who has already made a way for us and that One Day I’ll be with Him forever. I Know that He is the One that brings plenty of “dew” to sustain us when we’re feeling parched – BUT we can’t receive it as long as we’re intent on hiding from the world. I will strive to be the “light of the world” and the “salt of the earth” all the days of my Life because that’s what the Creator of the world commands me to be. I refuse to hide.

How about you?