Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. The fields are blanketed with snow this morning, and all is well at the farm after the threat of the “most dangerous snowstorm in decades”. No harm here…no drama, no lost electricity, no worries whatsoever. I’m not one to ponder all the “what ifs” in this Journey of Life, but I’m definitely one to Praise my God when I consider what could have been. With a God who beautifies the fields with one snowstorm and then illuminates the sky with the colors I saw this morning, why in the world would I ever worry about tomorrow? After taking in the beauty, I met with the Author and Perfecter of my Faith, and I waited with anticipation for Him to speak to my Heart on this new day of a new week, even though I’m snowed in for now. I’m still grateful for another day of Life and I can’t wait to get on with it to see what the Lord has for me today and every day. It’s a beautiful thing to live with Great Anticipation for what God has in store, and it’s that anticipation that creates a sense of excitement for each new day. No matter what’s on the horizon for this snowed-in new day, it all begins with a Heart that’s been Prepared for the Journey and a Belief that I exist solely for His Purpose. When you have a Life you KNOW has been touched by the Master’s Hand, anticipation is a natural part of the Journey. Isn’t that the way you see each new day, too?

It can be so easy to get excited as we anticipate events that take place in everyday life…that’s just one of the pleasures of living. We get excited about love. We get excited about a new baby. We get excited about the holidays. We get excited about a new job or an upcoming vacation. We get excited to spend time with our loved ones. There’s no end to the things that excite us in the Journey called Life and no way of measuring our anticipation for each one as the time draws near. Anticipation for those good things on the horizon can swing the mood of a new day from ordinary to EXTRAORDINARY faster than you can say “amen,” and that’s a beautiful feeling. It’s one thing to be excited and filled with anticipation for things you’re SURE will take place soon…it’s an entirely different story to be filled with Excitement and Anticipation for a new day filled with the Unknown. It’s only when we wrap our Hearts around the Truth and we accept our Unique Purpose in this Life that we are filled with anticipation about what the new day will bring according to His Plans…and we’re excited about how we’ll be called upon to Serve. This is the Key to Joy in the Journey.

I’m filled with anticipation about any new day, and how my Amazing God might call upon me to Serve, that’s for sure. But what excites me more than anything else…the ONE THING I anticipate more than everything else is the Day the King comes Calling for me. He’s already told me in Black & White what I can expect my Future to be like, and I know it’s only a matter of time before I’ll be there with Him forever. He’s already told me in Black & White how I am to spend my Time…and how I’m supposed to Live and Love…and how I’m supposed to Share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with everybody I can so that they can anticipate their Future too. It troubles my soul, but I can see why so few people of Faith share the Gospel with the dark world. After all, if THEY aren’t excited…if they aren’t filled with Great Anticipation, then why would they bother to share with anybody else? This new day excites me, but the New Day overwhelms me with Joy, and I anticipate the Time when I will be with the One who died for me more than anything else on the planet. This is the Key to the Excitement it takes to accept (and to do your part to fulfill) the Great Commission.

I have no idea what this new day will bring, but I know I’ve been Readied for the Journey. I won’t overlook a broken soul or someone walking around in the dark, whether the fields are covered with snow or not! I won’t miss an opportunity to do “for the least of these brothers and sisters of mine” because I know what I do for them, I’m doing for Him. I’ll be sure to Reconcile any wrongs in my Life so that I can be forgiven AND so that I can be a better Testimony of His Grace. Just another day? Not on your life! When you’re a child of the Living God…an Heir to Jesus Christ…Royalty….a Life breathed into existence at the precise moment in time for His Purpose…a Vessel to be used to Complete His Plans…how can I NOT be filled with anticipation for every new day?

How about you?

I KNOW WHO HOLDS TOMORROW

I don’t know about tomorrow,
I just live from day to day.
I don’t borrow from its sunshine,
For its skies may turn to gray.
I don’t worry o’er the future,
For I know what Jesus said,
And today I’ll walk beside Him,
For He knows what is ahead.

Refrain:
Many things about tomorrow,
I don’t seem to understand;
But I know who holds tomorrow,
And I know who holds my hand.