Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. It’s cold this morning – a far cry from the warmth of yesterday, that’s for sure. It’s the morning after a storm, and I can’t help but smile over the panic of yesterday, as people rushed to prepare for a storm riddled with tornadoes… at least according to the news. It’s fascinating to see how far and wide fear can spread when people put their trust in the “news” a whole lot more than the Living God. No doubt man has plenty of tools to look into the future in an attempt to predict the weather, BUT the One Who calmed the sea instantaneously at just the sound of His Voice has the Final Say, and man can’t hold a candle to the Most High God and His Predictions. Tornadoes or not, I woke up this morning the way I often do, pleasantly surprised that I’m still here and Ready to do the Will of my Father because of it. Surprised because, well, nobody is promised tomorrow, and plenty of people die in their sleep. Surprised because the state of the world is filled with “wars and rumors of wars” as the Time draws near, AND surprised because One Day very soon He’ll be sounding the Trumpet to call all the Believers Home, and I’ll be ready when He does. So… if I’m still here, I don’t celebrate borrowed time to spend on my bucket list…I’VE GOT ETERNAL WORK TO DO! Isn’t that the way you see your Future too?

It would be so easy to get tangled up in the madness of this dark world if I weren’t so blinded by the Gospel Truth. It would be easy to watch the weather channel and panic over man’s guess about tomorrow if I’m not careful. It could be so easy to look at the violence and the corruption all over the world and wring my hands in despair because of it. But I know that if I just keep my eyes on the Gospel Truth, the darkness around me goes away, because darkness cannot exist with Light. It would be so easy to focus on the hurt and the pain of the people around me…and it would be easy to succumb to depression because of it. But I know that if I can just keep my eyes on the Gospel Truth, I’ll be overwhelmed with Compassion and Love to share with them, and the darkness they once felt can be turned into “joy in the morning” if they’re led to the Light and they refuse to look away. It would be so easy to hold onto anger, and it would be easy to hold a grudge if I weren’t so blinded by the Gospel Truth – but I know that I’m no better than the ones who hurt me, and I know that the One who Forgives me also forgives them. So, IF I can just stay focused on the Gospel Truth, my Heart will be tenderized, my Soul will be at Peace, and I’ll be able to “keep no record of the wrongs” per the Gospel Truth.

I don’t know how many days I have left to do the Work of the King, and I don’t know how long it will be before the Trumpet sounds to call me Home, but what I DO KNOW is the Gospel Truth. That’s where I put my Trust, and that’s where I find my Peace. No news channel has the power to rob me of my Peace with its theatrics and all the doom and gloom that sells, because I Know the Author of the Gospel Truth, and I Know how the story ends. I know that “worrying can’t add a single hour” to my Life, and I know that when it comes down to it, HE IS ALL I really have. If the God of all Creation, the Author and Perfector of my Faith, the Great “I AM” has granted me another day, then I’m going to Express my Gratitude by Serving Him. The threat of tornadoes and wars doesn’t stir me up, BUT the idea of anyone spending Eternity in Hell because I failed to share Jesus Christ with them…NOW THAT stirs me up. The ONLY thing on my bucket list is to hear “well done, good and faithful servant,” and the ONLY Destination I dream about is my Heavenly Home.

How about you?