MISH-MASH, BUT MIGHTY
MY INVISIBLE DOG
As I was sitting in my living room one night, I saw this little dog - I call him by 'weiner dog' come up to the glass door and peered inside. As soon as he saw me, he ran like the wind.
I could tell he was afraid as he ran with his tail tucked tightly between his legs. I never thought anymore about it, but for the next 3 days I would see him around very scared looking and always running when he saw anyone.
I knew he was hungry and he looked skinner and skinner each time I saw him. So I started putting water and food in the drainage ditch so the sea gulls would not get it.
The next morning it was gone. I did not know if I was feeding my 'weiner dog' or a big snake.
Finally I put the food and water up on the porch, but he never comes to eat only at night.
I thought 'Lord this is so sad.' The Lord put on my heart that this is how some people are. The Lord has all this love and has provided for everything in their life they need and they will not come and get it. I know how the Lord feels when we reject him because I can see it in this little scared 'weiner dog.'
Here he would have a good home, love and attention, food and all that he would need in life, but because of fear he has rejected it all. He lives in the weeds and only comes out at night to eat. Such a lonely life and so sad as his life would change instantly if he would just come to me.
How many of you know God is providing all you need, even if you only come out at night to partake of it. All you need to do is say 'Jesus, here I am.' He is waiting with open arms. You will never have to face fear again.
Won't you partake of God's Grace and accept the love of His Beloved Son Jesus who died for you? The Holy Spirit is waiting to guide you into all truth.
Please accept the peace that passes all understanding and life eternal.
A beautiful update to this story:
We have tried for over six months to catch this poor little dog living in the weeds. Is was turning cold and raining and he was still in the weeds. I tried enticing him with food but he would not let you get close enough to even give him the food - one look at a human and he was off to the shelter of the weeds. I had put the word out to the neighborhood to try to catch him.
One day I was just talking to him from about 100 yards away and I told him 'I am going to catch you - you know' and at that off he ran.
I wrote my friend in California to help me pray that we can catch him before the very cold weather came. She wrote back that she had really prayed for my doggie and while I was still reading the e-mail, my next door neighbor knocked on the door and with a big grin on his face and my little doggie in his arms, the prayer was answered. He had donned his welding gloves and when the doggie came up to eat he started a dead run at him and caught him just as he was running off the front porch to his shelter of the weeds. My neighbor tackled him and as the doggie tried to chew off his fingers, he just laid there and scratched his ears and the doggie finally knew he was not going to hurt him and settled down. By the time I reached for him - he was calm.
Now we have this beautiful little dog in the warmth and care of loving arms. This is the beautiful reality that happens when we are lost and running out of fear from our precious Savior and when He finally tackles us and holds us in His loving arms we realize that is where the warmth and protection really comes from.
By the way - the dogige's name is Scooter - he is making us have the old age scoot before our time in fear of stepping on him - he will not leave our side and is under our feet all the time. My husband says Windy is a girls name anyway.
SMOKE SIGNALS
The only
survivor of a shipwreck washed up on a small, uninhabited island.
He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he
scanned the horizon for help,
but none seemed forthcoming.
Exhausted, he
eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to
protect him
from the elements and to store his few possessions.
But then one
day, after scavenging for food,
he arrived home to find his little hut in flames,
the smoke rolling up to the sky. The worst had happened;
everything was lost. He was stung with grief and anger.
"God, how could you do this to me!" he cried.
Early the next
day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship
that was approaching the island.
It had come to rescue him.
"How did
you know I was here?" asked the weary man of his rescurers.
"We saw your smoke signal," they replied.
Remember, next
time your little hut is burning to the ground --
it just may be a smoke signal that summons the grace of God.
~~Author Unknown~~
What is your
smoke signal - a lost love - a lost job - a lost dream.
Whatever is going on in your life - remember your steps are
ordered and
what may look like a burning hut, may be the salvation you need
to bring about God's Will in your life. Always know:
God watches over the sparrow and I know He watches over me.
