Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. I lost my morning Peace for a few days to holiday “chaos”, and now I’m very happy to have it back AND to be where I belong first thing in the morning. When I don’t get Quality Time with the Living God each morning, it shows all over my Life. Like a battery that needs recharging, my Heart and Soul need it too. I’m sure it’s not like that for everybody, but I’m a Bold Warrior for Him, and Bold Warriors need a little more Care and Feeding than most because we take a few more hits in this Battle called Life. I’m front and center on the Battlefield – out front where I’ll most likely to be targeted. But I never need to be afraid. As long as my Heart and Soul are in Good Condition, all those arrows just scatter at the mention of His Name. Since I speak the name of Jesus all day long, I’m Empowered for the Journey of Faith and I’m Unstoppable! Isn’t that the way it is for you, too?

I mean no harm or disrespect when I say that it’s easy to sit back and pray, but walking out our Faith is a whole lot more than just sitting back and praying. We’re commanded to “go forth” and to Share the Good News…and nobody is exempt from the command. We’ve all received the same Gift, and we all have the same Anointing, whether you awaken it or not. I don’t even want to think about how many times I’ve heard people say, “I didn’t say anything because I didn’t want to offend them.” Don’t look now, but Hell is pretty offensive…and it’s eternal! I wonder if most people ever consider that they might have been THE ONE to change the eternal course of Life of another soul had they only been willing to speak up in His Name. I am very thankful that I won’t face judgment over my sins because Jesus paid the price for the entire world…but I WILL have to answer for those lost opportunities…all those times I missed the Opportunity to Share the Good News in the Mighty Name of Jesus. That’s the KEY to being a Bold Warrior and a usable Vessel.

If there’s ever been a time in the history of the world where people NEED to hear the Good News, it’s now… and yet the world is filled with the sitting back and praying ones. We don’t win the lost ones by attacking their character, and we don’t change the course of history by ranting about politics. We “win” by Speaking up in His Name. At the mere mention of His Name, every demon in Hell shudders – so, I’ll keep “mentioning” it day in and day out for as long as I have breath! We Win souls with Heart and Compassion…the kind of Heart that cares about people the way Jesus cares about them…the way HE taught us to Love. We don’t focus so much on where they are (or where they’ve been) as we do on where they’re headed if nobody ever shares the Good News with them. Prayer IS the most powerful weapon we have…but God always uses His People..the Willing ones….front and center…the ones who refuse to be silenced…the ones willing to Share the Good news to anybody anywhere for ALL the world to see…the ones who know that when we Work in Jesus Name we take a few hits along the way but we never stop….and we don’t worry about “offending” anybody when it comes to sharing the Truth. We change the world by changing the Heart.

I’m a Bold Warrior and a Willing Vessel, and there’s plenty of Work that I do in His Name. I’m criticized, ridiculed, and sometimes attacked because of it, but I don’t care. As long as I please the God of all Creation, what man thinks of me doesn’t matter at all. The Word tells me that “no weapon formed against you will prosper,” so I don’t need to worry about silly things like “offending” people. I Share the Good News every chance I get, and I’ll speak up in His Name at home…at work…in private and in public…everywhere I go and with everything I’ve got. Just think…I just might be THE ONE He’ll use to change the Eternal Destiny of someone today. Now THAT’S something to look forward to!

How about you?