January 16, 2014
Still adjusting to new role as pup-mom and trying to meld it well with my roles as wife and follower of Christ and friend =P This morning Apple let me sleep in a little - and last night only woke me once - which was wonderful. It meant everything got pushed to later this morning so my time is crunched - but it felt so wonderful to sleep!
Really needed it.
It's funny how having just a pup changes the schedule. I feel more responsible for helping Jason with things like getting lunch together and cleaning and keeping house because we're in this together and I know he's making sacrifices in order to take care of Apple too. I want him to have time to play with her - and know that at lunch he won't have much time - so needs to have lunch ready to go... It just changes our relationship to one of even more servanthood.
Not for the last time in the past couple days have I been thankful that it's just a pup dog and not kids though =P But it is nice to not have my life so wrapped around me all the time by necessity... We have to serve each other or else things just can't get done and we can't provide a good home for each other - or for her. We're still learning - that's for sure - but it's a good learning.
Psalm 76
I love that you're coming to rescue the humble of the earth and to make war cease. So often I forget that Your coming is a justice and a mercy - not only a judgment and condemnation. Though you gird yourself with wrath - it is with anger at the destruction and violence in the earth...
"From the heavens you uttered judgment;
the earth feared and was still,
When God arose to establish judgement,
to save all the humble of the earth."
Father - time and time again I pledge allegiance to you - and time and time again I get distracted and fail. Help me to continuously put you first in my life as it expands to include more people and more creatures to love.
I thank you that you are righteous and good and you do love the earth, Father, and wish to see it saved from destruction - and all the people in it... Help me to somehow be able to share that with people who only hear condemnation and wrath.. I know Father that you will judge and condemn and your wrath will be poured out - But help me today to share with others how Your love and forgiveness pours out now in hopes that many might be spared the cleansing that will come. It's a hard paradox for us to understand in our human understanding -- But I pray You would direct my understanding and path.
Amen.
