Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. I woke up this morning with aches and pains fitting for someone my age BUT with a Heart soaring for Jesus and, spiritually, I’m as eager to get going as a child on a Christmas morning. There is an old hymn titled “Every Day With Jesus Is Sweeter Than The Day Before” and when I hear it I wonder if the writer got the idea for the song by looking into my Heart. Every day with Jesus IS sweeter than the day before and it’s impossible to have enough Time with Him with a Heart that Loves Him like the way mine does. I can’t imagine how anyone could question the existence of my God or that anyone could convince themselves that each morning happens all on its own. But the Bible says, “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see” so I marvel at the work of His Hands every single day and in every single little thing that passes through my Life. Isn’t that the way it’s supposed to be?

I guess some people give credit to “nature” or to “science” because they can’t fathom that the earth was formed by the Hand of God alone…but they don’t Know my God. They don’t believe that He placed all of the stars in the sky and that He knows them by name…but they don’t Know my God. They can’t believe that He separated the water from the land and that He gives boundaries to the waves or that He once flooded the entire earth to destroy what He had created just to start over again…but they don’t Know my God. They can’t imagine that He opens the heavens to bring forth the rain and the snow and that He withholds them all for His purpose too…but they don’t Know my God. They can’t believe that the earth rattles and shakes and that volcanoes erupt with just one word from the Living God…but they don’t Know my God. It’s hard for me to understand how and why others don’t Believe what I Believe…but that’s where I come in, AND it’s the possibility of Introducing someone to Jesus that keeps me as excited as a child on a Christmas morning. So many people trying to navigate this life without Hope breaks my Heart AND it propels me into Action in His Name. This is the Key to Living out your Purpose in this Journey called Faith.

It’s easy to Praise God from sun up to sun down when you see Him with a Heart like mine. It’s easy to look upon this imperfect farm and to see the beauty in every single thing when you See with eyes like mine. I stand in awe of the Majesty of the Living God every single day and It “shows” in my Life. I am blessed beyond measure to be able to live here on this beautiful farm, but it’s not beautiful real estate I share with the world – it’s a picture of God from the front-row seat of my Faith that captures the photos and the hearts from this front porch in Virginia. It’s easy for me to give credit where credit is due because “faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see”.

I’m marveling at the majesty of the Living God this morning and I’m giving thanks for all that He is and all that He does for me. He chose me before the foundations of the earth and I chose to follow Him when He came calling. Even my surrendered Heart was ordained by God Almighty and now He’s the Author and Perfecter of my Faith. There is no limit to the things God gets credit for when you Believe that He is who He says He is. He’s the great “I AM” – He’s the Alpha and Omega – He’s the beginning and the end – He’s the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and He’s my God and I love Him with everything within me!

How about you?