Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. I saw the Master wake up the world, and the beauty was so incredible that I couldn’t stop snapping pictures to capture the moment just for you. I prayed. I Reflected. I read from my Instruction Manual, and THEN I asked the God all Creation to Examine my Heart to see if there was anything that would hamper my Relationship with Him. We had a long talk about the condition of my Heart and the state of my Journey, and He showed me things that need to be made Right in my Heart. It takes HUMILITY to be willing to stand before God and ask Him to look inside your Heart to be sure it’s Beating in the Right Direction, and it isn’t always easy to hear when it’s not. It is amazing how easy it is to draw strength from the Living God when we confess our weaknesses and He sees our Humility. For me, it’s like CPR straight from Heaven, and I can almost feel my Soul coming back to Life as He nurtures me back into Fighting Condition. Isn’t that the way it’s supposed to be?

Pride keeps most Christians from growing because they see Humility as weakness, and they have been led to believe that “good” Christians shouldn’t have trials, and/or they definitely shouldn’t talk about it when they don’t have trials. The prideful ones try to convince others that they don’t get sad – they never cry for “no reason” – they certainly don’t ever want to throw in the towel. We experience all these things AND THEN SOME, but not all of us are Humble enough to admit it or Surrendered enough to turn to the Living God for help. Humility isn’t weakness, it’s strength!

Elijah was a powerful prophet of the Living God, and I never grow tired of reading about his victories AND his weaknesses. I may not be used by my God in the same way that He used Elijah, but He loves me just the same. When Elijah grew weary from his journey, he went off into the wilderness alone. He found a cool place to rest, and he asked God to take his life. He was too weary and weak to go on. He was hungry and thirsty, and he had no more strength for the journey. Sound familiar? But God heard his cry for mercy, just like He hears my cries for mercy when I lose my strength, too. Instead of reprimanding Elijah for his weakness, God had compassion upon him; so He sent Elijah a little help straight from Heaven to fill his practical needs to strengthen his body when Elijah was too distraught to do that for himself. What a beautiful picture of a loving God that can fill every need…both practical and spiritual… ESPECIALLY in our weakness.”

“All at once, an angel touched him and said, ‘Get up and eat.” He looked around, and there by his head was some bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again. The angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.” So he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God” I Kings 19:5-8.

I’m working through my own weakness and not too Prideful to admit it. My strength has been zapped through the Journey a time or two, and although the Living God didn’t need to send an angel from Heaven to offer me food and water, He always sends just the Right Word from my Instruction Manual to nourish me so that I might find my Strength all over again. He always sees my weaknesses, whether I confess them or not, and He always extends Mercy and has Compassion for me when I reach out to Him with Humility, and I confess that I’m feeling weary and weak for the Journey. I’m thanking God as I am reminded of His words again, “My Grace is sufficient for you – , My Power is made perfect in your weakness,” and I’m thanking Him for sending Heavenly CPR today.

How about you? Do you need a little Heavenly CPR sometimes OR are you too prideful to admit you need it?