Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. It’s windy and way too cold for me to spend more than a minute or two outside on the front porch, so I met with the Author and Perfector of my Faith inside with a hot cup of coffee instead. The snow you see on the ground is all that fell on Sunday as part of the BLIZZARD of the decade. All the more reason to Trust God’s Plans instead of man’s silly projections. I spent my time with Him like a child on a Treasure Hunt this morning, and He Delivered more than I could ever have dreamed of today. His Words came to life in my Soul, and every page I turned in my Instruction Manual had a Message just for me. I smiled. I cried. I confessed. I felt encouraged. I overflowed with Gratitude for my God, for His Word, and for Loving me enough to Guide me every day of my Life…AND for a Heart that is forever excited about the Most High God. Isn’t that the way it is for you in your Journey of Faith sometimes, too?

I like to say that there’s nothing dull about my life, and if you ever get close enough to see for yourself, you’d definitely agree. It’s filled with ups and downs and plenty of challenges. It’s filled with laughter, storytelling, and tears. It’s filled with extraordinary Love and sometimes it’s filled with adversity too. It’s filled with my crazy ideas for how to make this old farm even more beautiful than it is… never-ending dreamer that I am. It’s filled with unexpected good and sometimes unwelcome not-so-good. I could entertain the world with stories about the messes I’ve managed to get myself into – especially when I’ve attempted to get ahead of God – and I can attest to the Mercy of my God every time He reached down and got me out of my own way…because of His Love and Faithfulness…and because I Trust Him. When He says He’ll take us by the hand and lead us…HE MEANS IT…AND HE WILL…EVERY SINGLE TIME. BUT we actually have to reach for Him…and Trust Him.

There are lots of reasons why my life isn’t dull, and although it has much to do with my “inquisitive” personality and the way I see life, the REAL Reason my Life is not dull is that it Overflows with the Living God, and there’s absolutely nothing dull about Him. Sometimes I think He makes sure to keep me far and away from “dull” because He knows that it’s a waste of time on me. After all, I’ll spin the dull into Joy every chance I get. But more than that, He Knows that my Security doesn’t come through routine…my Security comes solely from Him! He knows that He’ll always get the Credit for the Journey and Praises for the Outcome…whether the outcome is “in my favor” or not. Whatever the reason, I’m happy to Walk the Journey of “never dull,” and since I’ve been given a Voice for Him, I’m always happy to Share “just one more thing” that the Hand of God Handled on my behalf. My Never Dull God Loves me, and He Transformed me into a Useable Vessel with a Tenderized Heart – it took a whole lot of Refusing to be dull for Him to Prepare me for that!

Sometimes I comment on how easy it is for people to get into a rut in life and how “dull” it looks from where I’m sitting. Ugh…the same old routine day after day brings comfort to some people because it’s “routine” or “familiar” and because it’s human nature to want to know what to expect on any given day. Those people trade excitement for routine, all because they’re too afraid (or too lazy) to live out their Journey with Faith. Unfortunately for them, there’s a high price to pay for “dull” in the process. Dull leads to lifeless relationships where two people shuffle through life like a pair of old shoes, satisfied to exhibit “love” by way of their routines day in and day out. Sadly, nothing Spectacular ever comes to them because their security comes by way of familiarity and routine, so it takes precedence over everything else. They seem to be satisfied just to get through another day without anything “bad” or unexpected happening…”dull” is their biggest goal.

Plenty of people get caught up in the hectic schedules that come with raising a family, and they like routine more than most because of it. But when we merely go through the motions of a hectic life, we miss out on the Spectacular in the process, and before you know it, one day blurs into another, and the only thing we have to show for it is age. There is a very high price to pay in the long run for “dull” in any situation in life, BUT the Biggest Price we pay for our need for dull and our addiction to routine is allowing our Walk with the Living God to become routine too- and we surrender the Spectacular in the process because of it. He’s a Spectacular God with a Spectacular Plan for each One of His Creations…but we can only ever really Experience His Fullness when we step into unfamiliar territory, and we refuse to let Life with Him EVER become dull.

My life is never dull for lots of reasons, and I like it that way. Because I’m not addicted to routine and I don’t succumb to my human need for the familiar, I have the most Amazing Life! When I read His Words, there’s nothing dull about them, and when I study His People, there’s nothing dull about them either. The only routine that has ever mattered from the beginning of Creation until now is the Routine that comes when you Follow a Spectacular God, and you let go of all those things we’re inclined to depend upon here on this earth.

No, there’s nothing dull or routine about my Life and there never will be…and I probably drive most people crazy because of it. I don’t EVER want to lose out on the Spectacular that comes through the ups and downs, and Watching the Hand of my Spectacular God do the heavy lifting. More than anything else, THAT’S why my Life is a Witness to the dark world – I live an imperfect but Spectacular Life filled with uncertainty, and I totally depend on Him through it all. When you look at it that way, nothing with Him could EVER be dull, and it will ALWAYS be Full of Surprises IF you anticipate them.

How about you?