Breathe

Less than two hours sleep.  That's how much rest I got Saturday night into Sunday morning.  Ugh. My day ahead was overfilled with activity.  And  now I had gotten very little, and very unsatisfactory sleep that night.   And top that off with the fact that just before I went to "bed" Saturday night, my phone decides to die.  Yup.  pretty green/pink/black sparkly screen that fades to white and is absolutely useless!  Wonderful!! Now I have to fit getting a new phone into my day and my finances! I have a feature on my phone that allows me to use it as a gentle alarm clock.  So added to this already fabulous (not!) night/morning was the fact I now had to use the regular blaring, blast you out of a sound sleep, make your heart race, alarming, alarm clock!  So needless to say, I was not really looking forward to this day.  Sunday, it's supposed to be a day of rest, sweet fellowship with the family of God, time to restore my spirit, mind and body....ha, didn't look like the day would live up to that ideal.  But God......

I drag myself out of bed, head straight for the coffee, do my few morning chores and hit the shower. Off I go to try and trap a feral cat at the colony of cats I help care for.  He needed to be neutered so as not to reproduce and exacerbate an already sad overpopulation of homeless and helpless cats living on the streets.  I get in the car, thinking of course, of all the things I have to do, going over the list, the time for each thing.....turn on the radio and there's God.....I see Him reaching down to me and just loving me!  Out of the speakers comes the djs voice with that wonderful verse we all love so much, Romans 8:28  And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purposes for them.  Perfect timing.  Perfect God.  Perfect Love.  He is so awesome.  And then the song Breathe comes on.  LOL  God's little sense of humor, just giving me some laughter and fatherly advice.  He is so cool.  Then the dj comes back on and says he took a phone call that morning from a gentleman asking "how do you know exactly the right song to put on at the exact right time?"  My sentiments exactly!  The dj laughed and explained that he told the caller it was, of course, not him but God who knows precisely who needs to hear what and when they need to hear it.  How many times have I written here about the Lord doing just that for me.  And this morning was no exception.  My heavenly Father was there, bringing comfort, strength and His all encompassing love to my crazy day.

Well, I get to the colony, set the traps and wouldn't you know it this cat practically walks right into the trap!!  Wow....that was amazingly easy.  I think we can all guess who is in control here!  I pick up my now not to happy, trapped friend and take him to his holding place to await his spay/neuter appointment....which a fellow cat person graciously offered to take him to....yaaay one less thing I have to do in an overcrowded week !  Thanks Jenny!  On to Bible study for me....I love our study at church and even though I have a bazillion things on the to do list this Sunday I really don't want to miss it.  And as usual I am glad to have been there.

We are finishing up Exodus and some of the talk centered around Moses' face and how he been effected (or is it affected??? don't know myself LOL) by being in God's presence.  How Moses spoke to God face to face, as a friend, but couldn't look directly at Him as it is too much for any man to see God and live.  Well, I couldn't stay for service, I had a Bridal Shower for my soon to be niece in law to go to.  She's a lovely young woman who is going to make a great addition to our family. Anyways, I also had to stop for a phone and wrapping paper and wrap the gift (I usually don't wait til the last minute like this!!) So missing service was not a happy thing for me, but a must do on this busy day.  I got in the car and drove off to my many errands when lo and behold I look up.  In the sky was a muted sun....grayish white clouds had dampened it's glow some, but still it shone through the center of those clouds. a soft creamy yellow-white orb, it's rays beaming all around so strongly that you could see them.  The first thought that came to my head was that of Moses, seeing only the back of God's glory...just a taste.  And I felt as if I was driving in the Lord's presence....I felt so loved and I knew He was in charge of this day and had it all worked out for me.  Sleep or no sleep.  A thousand to dos or not....He was there for me the whole day, loving and leading, my strengthener and my comforter.

How truly blessed we are to be His children.  I know that sometimes we have to do this life strictly on faith.  Our eyes and hearts don't always see His hand upon our days and our circumstances.  But then there are other days, if we just open our hearts a little wider, believe a little more, beyond ourselves, we see His care and love falling all around us.

Thank You Lord for Your amazing, always surrounding love and tender caring for us.  Lord, help us to see You more and to never forget that You are always there, whether we see or not.  Help us to trust more, believe more, walk in faith....and let You lead the way.  Thank You again for Your help and many visits Sunday.  I in no way could do this life without You, nor would I want to.

Pray today, for an open heart and eyes that see through faith.  As you go through the day, jot down any instances, no matter how tiny, you see God's help, correction, comfort....and encourage yourself with the fact that He is loving you all day, every day.