Practice

The past few weeks I have had three kittens in my house.  I've been attempting to socialize them...in other words, make them people friendly so they will be adoptable to forever homes.  They were trapped by me in the yard of my brother-in-law and sister-in-law.  Two of them are really pretty sweet, but a little scared.  The other is a fresh little boy!  While he will lets me pet him and feed him...he still gets freaked out when I try to pick him up.  And he still likes to swat from time to time.  (which is actually a big improvement from all the time. LOL)   If the kittens do not respond to human interaction they will be returned, spayed or neutered, to the yard of my in-laws, where they will have housing and food.  This is not an optimal solution, but sometimes the only one.   This outcome certainly breaks my heart. 

Okay, so that is the lesson on cat rescue for the day.  LOL  This is the God visit part of all this.  Yesterday I dropped the kittens off to be spayed or neutered.  The place I dropped them off will evaluate them for possible adoptability.  I left there broken, feeling hopeless.  My hearts desire is for these little ones to be placed into loving forever homes where they will be cherished members of a family.  I left there thinking every possible negative outcome. 

And then I realized I was doing it again.  The negative focus, the hopeless thinking, speaking the worst case scenario.  Oh!!  God visit to the rescue.  The Lord impressed upon my heart to think positive thoughts and speak words of faith. Instead of saying things like, "this is breaking my heart, these kittens will have to go back outside."  I could be thinking God knows what He is doing, and saying, "I trust You Lord for these sweet babies." 

Now, it's not that positive thinking will solve everything, but trusting that God has the best outcome for this situation brings peace and may indeed usher in the blessing I want to see for these kittens.  It shows God that I believe Him to be who He says He is...the giver of good, the blessing maker and that I believe Him to be what He says He is, faithful and loving. 

I don't know what will happen.  I only know I am thinking and speaking the fact that my Father has this situation well under control.  I trust Him and I am saying it out loud.  I'm putting into practice they things He has been teaching me.  These little creatures of His could not be in any better hands than the loving hands of Jesus. 

Lately, I've been starting the day with the prayer to help me stay in faith.  "Lord, help me trust." I say many times throughout the day.  I know I fall from faith so often I need help staying on the wagon.  I'm thankful the Lord has brought me this far in this area.  I'm growing.  And I hope that through these lessons and visits of mine that I've shared here others are growing as well.  We are all getting there together!  (I'm thinking "there" being a place of maturity in our walk with the Lord that is characterized by peace, joy, faith and shining for Jesus!)

Lord, thank You that you have these babies in Your tender hands.  Even the littlest being is precious to You.  My prayer is that You find these kittens loving homes.  I thank You that You are working in this situation right now.  Lord, help all of us grow in our faith and trust.  You are a loving, caring, involved Father.  Not just involved in the big picture of the universe, but in the tiniest bits of our lives.  All is important to You, even three little kittens.  Thank You for letting me share this today.  Thank You for this teaching moment in my life.  Jesus, I trust You. 

Please pray for these kittens.  A verse to hide on our hearts.  1 Peter 5:7  Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.