Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. The Master woke up the world this morning with the gentleness of a lamb, and I watched and listened to the world around me respond to Him with joy. I can’t help but think that God smiles when He hears His creation making joyful noises even on a “muted” morning, and I like to believe that He smiles when I meet with Him and I talk to Him, too. I’m His child, and He’s my Father – of course He wants Time wth me! What parent DOESN’T want time with their child? Sometimes He wakes me up in the middle of the night because we have Kingdom Business to do, and when He does, I’m obedient to the Call. Sleep isn’t as important to me as my Relationship with Him, and I’ll gladly Surrender a little sleep for the One Who died for me! Time with Jesus is the most Significant thing I’ll do all day, and it is sure to “set” things on the Right Path for whatever I’ll be doing in His Name today. More than those little prayers I whisper throughout the day, and more than the songs I’ll randomly sing about the King, are the quiet moments when it’s just me and MY God because that’s where I find my Peace, my Joy, and my Strength for the Journey! Isn’t that the way it’s supposed to be?

It’s an amazing thing when you think about it – I get to meet with the Living God, the King of all kings, the Great “I AM”, the Alpha and Omega, the Prince of Peace, the Bright Morning Star, the Creator of all life, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God who breathed life into me, the God who bought my Redemption with the blood of His only Son, any time I want to. The Lion from the Tribe of Judah is MY God, and He longs for time with His child! Wow! All it took was the touch of the Master’s Hand a long time ago, and I went from wretch to Royalty faster than you can say “amen!”. I will forever be Grateful for the Call. My God is never too busy for me. He hears me when I speak, even when the words don’t make their way to my lips. He loves me when I’m weak, and He loves me when I’m strong, there is nothing He won’t forgive me of, and no limit to His Protection. He knit me together in my mother’s womb at the perfect moment in Time. He Knew me before the foundations of the earth…and He Knows me by name! He knows every hair on my head. My prayers are so beautiful to Him that the Bible says they’re like “incense” in Heaven. He has so much Love for me that He has stored up every tear I’ve ever shed in a jar like a treasure. I don’t know how many tears I’ll shed before He Calls me Home, but I do know that ONE DAY He’ll wipe all my tears away for good. Hallelujah. With all this in mind, why in the world would I NOT take the time to meet with Him each day to tell Him how much I love Him…how much I revere Him…how Grateful I am for the shed blood of Jesus and that He has Prepared a place for me in Heaven to be with Him for Eternity?

It’s sad to me how some people “meet” with God out of guilt or some sort of obligation that was instilled in them along the way. Unfortunately, to them, their time is no more meaningful than brushing their teeth – it’s something “good” to do, but once it’s done, no thought is given to it until the next time rolls around. It’s heartbreaking to think that their “time” with the God of all Creation is meaningless and heartless, AND that the Living God Knows it. The Alpha and Omega knows everything, and He won’t be mocked or fooled. It’s sad how some people meet with God with a checklist of Scriptures and a well-planned agenda, and that they believe that the Key to a Good Relationship with the Living God hinges on more head knowledge instead of Heart Knowledge. They seem to have an insatiable appetite to learn more while neglecting the Relationship with the One who died for all, and they overlook the Strength that flows through humility. It’s sad how some people set a timer to be sure that God-time doesn’t interfere with their personal schedule, and how easy it is to nix the God Time altogether when something more important to them comes along. It’s sad how some people think that “meeting with God” in a church building on a Sunday morning should be sufficient to prove their faithfulness, as if just being there with a Bible app should satisfy the Living God…until next week. Sadly, some people NEVER meet with God at all, and their “relationship” is limited to an S.O.S. should they ever need anything. I wouldn’t want anybody I care about treating time with me that way…giving me so little attention and so little Heart UNTIL (or unless) they need something. Why would God be happy being treated that way, either?,

I’m an imperfect woman living an imperfect life, BUT I Serve the God of Perfection with everything I’ve got to give. As for me, I like to nurture my Relationship with Perfect One as often as I possibly can because being with Him is my favorite Place to be. As long as there is breath in my body, I’ll be giving the Author and Perfector of my Faith the First Fruit of my days, and I’ll Surrender each new day to Him because I Love Him. Isn’t that the LEAST I can do for the One Who died for me?

How about you?