It's Almost August—Time to Get Things in Order

I was at Costco recently, picking up some groceries and minding my own business, when I had a vision. I started to see people in their homes, their cars, their places of worship, and their places of fun and entertainment. Each one looked at the calendar app on their phone and saw that we were nearing August. One by one, they looked up and said, "It's almost August. I guess I should get some things in order."

Then the scene shifted. Each person was standing outside their home, working frantically on the outside of it—mowing lawns, doing landscaping, painting, patching the exterior walls. I could see the anxiety and fear on their faces as they worked to "get things in order."

Then I heard the Lord say, "Many are recognizing the call to get things in order in this second half of the year. But some are so gripped with fear of the hard work—the letting go, the letting Me heal and lead—that they are choosing to strive and perform instead. They are making straight only what everyone can see on the outside... (Read More)