What a great day here to take in some fresh air! The window is open and the cool fresh air is rinsing my lungs this morning. My Door County Cherry Creme Coffee is very hot and as it cools just a little, it is time to write.
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare, and not for evil. To give you a future and a hope.
We feed our two dogs twice a day. The recommended amount of food for their weight is divided into two separate feeding times. You can know what time it is just by watching the dogs. In the afternoon they are fed between 4:30 PM and 5:00 PM. Both dogs will find my wife or myself and sit in front of us, staring at us around 4:30 PM. They want their food.
I am sure that their antics are not uncommon to people and their dogs. The only difference in the way we feed the two dogs is that the older dog has a stationary bowl that never moves. We can remove it from the water and food stand to clean it, but for the most part it doesn't move. Now the younger dog has a stainless steel bowl that gets filled and then set on the floor. He eats his food slowly enjoying each mouthful and when he is finished he picks up the bowl in his mouth and brings the dish to you, no matter where you are. We aren't sure why he does this. We can't tell if he just wants, more food, or he wants to make sure his bowl gets refilled at the next feeding, or if he is just a neat freak. But what is funny is how he brings it back. About 50% of the time he holds the dish in a manor that covers his eyes . He wanders about by sound looking for us to take the dish. He bounces off of walls, chairs and at time our shins. Once we take the dish ,we thank him and praise him for bringing it to us. He nods and then walks away.
So here's the point for the day. Sometimes the things we want so badly can blind us to the path best followed. We carry this want and desire which maybe should just sit and wait for awhile with us and we can't see the route to take in life. Our dog wants that dish refilled either right now or later. If I fed him more and when he wanted it, our hunting dog would be so fat that he would not hunt much longer than 15 minutes. Sometimes we have to let go of a desire to see the path God wants us to take.
Are your desires blinding you to the truth? Can you wait for a clear path? Do you have the correct grip on the desire? Is it a want or a need? Are you willing to set it down for awhile to get the correct grip before you bounce from issue to issue that needn't be there, just to obtain a desire? I know what is best for our dogs. God' knows what is best for you. The dogs have to wait until 4:30 PM. We need to wait on God to show us the way and what He wants for us. He knows best.
Food for thought.
Marty
Waiting for God's time and our being consistent in prayer is what God desires from us.
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