Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. I was out of town for a few days this week, and I as much as I enjoyed myself with family, I couldn’t wait to get back to the farm. When I returned, I captured the beauty as if I was seeing it for the very first time, and I looked around to see if anything had changed while I was away. John Denver described what my heart feels in one of his songs – “Sometimes this old farm feels like a long lost friend,” and although I know most people would NEVER understand that…that’s the way it is for me. Fall is in the air in Virginia, and things ARE beginning to change fast – from the leaves to the wildlife. Each Season comes along with its own changes and challenges… that’s true for nature…for the world…and definitely in this Journey of Life. I don’t like it when changes go against the way I like things to be. I don’t like it when it’s too cold to enjoy the front porch in the mornings, and I don’t like the way our Country has changed from a place of peace to a place of turmoil. There’s not much I can do to alter the changes in nature or in the world, but the Journey called Life is an entirely different story. It’s how I View the changes that will make all the difference in how I Perceive the Outcome…and with the God of All Seasons, there’s never a reason to fret. Isn’t that the way you look at the Journey called Life, too?

There has never been a more critical time in the history of the world for us to be Focused on the Journey of Life than at this very moment in time. Sadly, some people of Faith are laser-focused on the changes instead of recognizing the Season as if they can change the course of the world or the White House on their own. Apparently, they don’t Understand that there is a Master Plan that was put in place before the foundations of the earth, and no amount of shaking fists and spitting insults is going to change it. Like a rudder on a ship, it’s how we Perceive the Outcome that will set the course for the Journey.

I think Humility is the Greatest Difference Maker of all in the Journey of Life because it’s Humility that can alter the Course of the Heart, where Changes that make an Eternal Impact are born. 2 Chronicles 7:14 says, “If my people, who are called by my name, will HUMBLE themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land”. It takes Humility to surrender control over to the Living God, and it takes Humility to repent. If only people of Faith were more focused on all those Plans that were set in Motion even before the foundations of the earth, I think they’d spend more time on their knees than on the Internet (or their favorite news channel) preparing for the Biggest Change of All. Ready or not, the King is Coming, and it is entirely possible He’ll come back in our lifetime. With that in mind, how we Walk this Journey called Life is far more important than shaking our fists in the wind.

Lots of things are changing in my Life…some changes I welcome with open arms…some changes Stretch me…and some changes I could easily do without. Sure, I lick my wounds every once in a while when things change and I’m not happy about it, but I Know the Source of All change and I Trust Him completely. I’m humble enough to hit my knees, and I’m Wise enough to understand who’s REALLY in Control…and He doesn’t sit in a White House…He sits on the Everlasting Throne. So, I’m Courageous because I don’t even attempt to “operate” in my own strength, but His. Every once in a while, you’ll find me with a downcast heart, but you won’t EVER find me hiding under the bed. Instead, you’ll find me Fighting the ONLY Battle that matters with the ONLY Weapons that can (and do) make a Difference. Things are changing fast – the world is getting darker – the country is divided – and the level of hate is at an all-time high. BUT GOD IS STILL ON THE THRONE, and I am Confident that it’s how I Walk the Journey of Life that matters most of all to Him.

The King is coming, and lots of things are changing to Prepare the Way for His return, just like the Bible says it will. Chances are, when He comes Looking for me, He’ll find me Talking about Him somewhere to someone, but He won’t find me debating the condition of the world or shaking my fists in the face of other people that He died for, too! Chances are, He’ll see me looking toward the East in anticipation of seeing Him SOON. Chances are, I’ll be Praising His Holy Name before I ever see Him coming. As for me, I can’t afford to waste my time or deny my God by focusing on this dark world – there is way too much to do to prepare for the King!

We have been Warned about the Changes in the last days, so I don’t understand why it’s not recognizable to the world. We’ve been given Explicit Instructions on how to Walk, Talk, Love, and Behave as Ambassadors for Jesus Christ, but so many professed Christians would MUCH rather talk politics than Jesus any day…sad but true. They’d much rather read about the latest “attack” than they would ever read the Word of God, where the ONLY TRUTH and ALL the answers are found. They’d much rather stir up hate than spread Unconditional Love by loving their enemies the way they’re Instructed to do. Wake up Church!

The dark world definitely needs a little (or a lot of) Light, and I’m just the one to Shine. Demons can’t bear to be in the Presence of Jesus, so I make sure they see Him in me. When I mention the name of Jesus Christ, all those pawns of Satan go running back to Hell where they belong. Anytime I see where the world has lost its Flavor, no worries – I have a Heavenly salt shaker, and I’m happy to fearlessly sprinkle salt everywhere I go because I’m commanded by the God of all Creation to be the “salt of the earth”. “Man is without excuse”.

Things are changing fast, but I was Born for such a Time as this, and when He arrives, I’ll be Ready. It’s how I View the changes that will make all the difference in how I Perceive the Outcome

How about you?