“I think the necessity of being READY increases—Look to it.”

The above sentence is the whole of a letter from Abraham Lincoln to Andrew Curtin on April 8, 1861.

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My entire life is about being ready…

…ready to meet my Lord with a lamp full of oil and burning brightly

…ready to hear the words, “Well done, good and faithful servant”

…ready to change directions at the first whisper of His voice

…ready to have my most treasured ideals washed away in a moment of truth

…ready to stand still when the crowd clamors at a hectic getting-no-where-soon pace

…ready to move forward when the world stands in shock

…ready to lose all and depend on Him

…ready to walk through the valley of shadow

…ready to receive friendship from the most unexpected places

…ready to roll up my sleeves and dig into the muck

…ready to offer kindness when none is deserved

…ready to allow His love to flow through me

…ready to stand on the heights and shout his name

…ready to Come Away, drop my shield for the last time, and lay my sword at His feet…

Dear brother, dear sister, I think the necessity of being READY increases—Look to it.