Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. We’re experiencing a heatwave in Virginia, so it didn’t take long for me to drag myself back into the house to find relief from the heat. After I settled myself inside the cool farmhouse, I sat there talking to the God of all Creation about His Plans for me on this new day of a new week, it occurred to me that for wildlife, it was business as usual this morning…heat and all. It was business as usual for the rabbits and squirrels. It was business as usual for the deer. It was business as usual for the birds. Watching them going from Point A to Point B with no real direction at all reminded me of the way so many people live. They go through the motions day after day, and they seem satisfied as long as nothing bad happens. What a sweet Reminder straight from the Throne of a Mighty God that Life should never be just business as usual for a Child of the King.

Most people live like rabbits and squirrels, except they have more intellect. They scurry through life in survival mode without any purpose at all. They go to work, pay the bills, mow the lawn, play with the kids, and then it’s lather, rinse, and repeat all the days of their lives Their days turn into weeks – their weeks into months – their months into years and they seem to be satisfied with business as usual as long as something bad doesn’t happen today. I’ve gone through plenty of motions in my lifetime – going from Point A to Point B – and I’ve always been grateful for God’s Provision and Protection as I scurried about. But I’m not satisfied with just nothing bad happening…I’m not satisfied unless I see Good in each day..The kind of Good that pleases my God and the kind of Good that makes an Eternal difference. I don’t wait for Good things to happen by chance like a squirrel or rabbit hoping to stumble upon a morsel. I LOOK for Good. I anticipate Good. There is Good in everything IF you look for it, and I’m excited about the possibility of sharing Good every single day of my Life. This is the Key to living a Life with God given Purpose, and it’s the Key to Fulfillment in the Journey called Life. Why would anybody be content just as long as something bad doesn’t happen when there’s SO MUCH Good to be discovered in each new day?

There’s really no nice way to say this, but all those people going through the motions day after day obviously aren’t ALL IN for the One they claim to Know and Love…the One who GAVE it all for them. Many of them have a false sense of security about their One Way Ticket to Eternity, and most of them will never Fulfill their Purpose for their time here on earth because of it. They never learn to look for the Good because they’re satisfied as long as there’s nothing bad. They never jump into the deep end of the pool for Jesus Christ, and they make excuses for why they don’t Serve Him beyond going to church or (maybe) tithing. They believe they’ve done their part if they whisper a prayer for someone in need, but out of the same mouth they Praise the King of kings, they’ll curse another one of His Creations. I feel bad for the shallow ones, just barely making it to the Jesus Team and satisfied with business as usual. I pray nothing bad happens to them too, but MORE than that – I pray they learn to find the Purpose for their time here on earth before it’s too late. Who wants to live like the rabbits and squirrels – merely going from Point A to Point B each day when we can Live like Royalty and Serve like Jesus?

From the outside looking in, you’d think I live a simple life…and in many ways, it is. But when it comes to the Journey of Faith there’s nothing simple about mine. I refuse to live a life like an old shoe; scuffed and beaten…predictable…comfortable…and never moving unless the reason for moving makes logical sense. I’ll leave that up to the ones satisfied with watching life pass them by and too afraid to move for fear of something bad happening. For as long as I live, I will look for the Good, and I won’t rest unless/until I find it. I have a Purpose that sometimes keeps me awake at night with excitement, and one that could easily exhaust me if I didn’t include Jesus Christ in the Journey. It will NEVER be business as usual for me, and I won’t squander even one day of the Journey. Any chance to Serve the One who died for me is the Greatest Honor of all. I’ll leave the scurrying around with no direction to my furry friends. As for all the rest, I won’t stop doing my Part to wake them up!

The King is coming, and He’s coming soon. Will He find you sitting still for fear of something bad happening, OR will He find you pressing on and fighting the Good Fight all the days of your life?