"The Lord in His caring Watch"
"Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee." (Psalms 38:9) The Lord, at time of my seeking more of Him, led me to tithe my time and gave me a scripture to go with the leading. I still haven't completely figured the scripture out and the direction it means in my life. "But, the tithing of my time, I decided must be at 5 a.m.I had, for the most part, carried this out and enjoyed spending time with God in the early morning hours. However, when the death of my husband came, there was a period of time that I just didn't want to get out of bed. I didn't' realize it at the time, but discouragement and depression was making its way into my thinking. This is a very dangerous state to fall into. You can't be discouraged and go forward at the same time. The Lord in His caring watch came to my rescue. The last thing that I would have thought about was having a puppy in my home and giving myself to its training. But, He knows better than we do what we need. I at first said "No." But, my son-in-law said, "Well, just keep it for a few days and see." The puppy was only five weeks old. I had experienced new puppies before and they can really keep you awake at night with their yelping. I was not looking forward to that. To my surprise, the puppy went right to bed, didn't make a sound all night and get this,! She woke me at ten minutes until five the next morning and continued this for days always at ten until five. I had just enough time to get out of bed, take her outside, then get into my place of fellowship with my Lord. I felt in my spirit that this must be God's doing. Needless to say, I kept the dog. But I prayed to God that she would be a blessing to people around us and not a nuisance. Over a period of two years now strangers have commented to me things like, "You have such a sweet dog," or "your dog and I are good friends," or "I love your dog and its the only dog that I will pet on my jogging route." One lady was jogging down the street one day and as she past my house without even slowing down called over her shoulder, "That is the sweetest dog I have ever seen!" I know that God puts His angels in charge of us and I know the angels have the power to transform themselves. So could it be that Maundy my dog, is an -----? Well, thank you Lord for your watchfulness and that you care for me affectionately. Ruth Byrge
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