January 13, 2014
Day 3 of Puppydom and all goes mostly well. Today will be the hardest test with us having to put her in the crate while we are at work. Luckily today it will be a short stint - and tomorrow I have off which means she will be with me for most of the day - But Wednesday thru Friday will be hard with both Jason and me working 8-5ish shifts.
My morning routine will have to shift to be earlier - not just because of Apple, but because work hours are changing from 10am to 9:30am for me on some mornings. Going to be hard =P But here we go - All the changes!
Already so joyful to have her... Already glad for the expansion in our lives.
My neck has been twinging awfully though - worse than I've had it in the past... Hoping that will go away. Feels silly to ask Your help with it - but I guess nothing is too small... or too big.
Psalm 74
It strikes me how similar the situation of the world is between then and now. I suppose it shouldn't surprise me, after all the years of knowing that the world is stuck in the same awful place - just the trappings and circumstances have changed. The same brokenness and destruction of sanctuary and worship remains... Especially for Israel where so much violence and antagonism surrounds it.
Asaph looks at the violence and brokenness of this world and declares a beautiful truth:
"Yet God my king is from of old,
working salvation in the midst of the earth."
Despite the brokenness in all of the world - Lord - from all throughout history - and even now - in the midst of all that brokenness - you are working salvation and redemption.
I want to be a part of that Father - I want to be a part of the reconciliation and restoration of this world. Help me Father because I'm not sure where to begin... I know you send each one of us out daily - in all the circumstances we are in - to be your image bearers in the midst of the brokenness. Help me Father to know what that looks like in my own life - today.
I pray that I might be your image bearer today Lord - in all I do... Help me to be unafraid to live and speak the gospel.
Amen.
Love Always -
Woo
