The Lord has been teaching me so much about heart posture lately; so much so, it’s become my solitary mission in this season...leading both myself in a pursuit of heart-purity and helping others in the same direction. I’ve heard faithfulness defined as, “long obedience in the right direction.” Man I love that. It doesn’t negate the reality of falling over, but speaks volumes with regard our response to trials, tough times and doing things we know we shouldn’t. Nothing reveals the inner workings of our unseen spaces like difficult situations. Let’s be people of long obedience in the right direction; people who seek not just external obedience, but internal submission. That’s where it counts and it’s where the Lord is looking. In a world of external priorities, may we be looking inward and upward, hearing and healing — in all things, obeying His call. What a blessing to journey this with Jesus. A man who saw the perceived impossibility of this task, embraced our frame, walked our pain and revealed a higher way of living. It’s a return to prayer (dialogue, not monologue...listening more than talking...reading His Word and heeding to what He’s already said), worship (our whole beings aflame with love and adoration, offering every moment of every day to Him), and community (the authentic pursuit of loving, living with, learning from those God places around us). The world groans for our awakening, creation stands at attention — praise already on its lips — waiting for our response, for the anointing of God’s power and authority at work in us.