Devotionals
Everything seems somewhat jumbled up since my surgery.
I wake up later than the kids and I go to bed earlier than the kids.
It feels strange to have things changed from my getting up before them and going to bed after them.
A change not just for we humans but for the family pets as well.
Grumpy Katrina, who normally looks irritated by anything anyone does, has taken to following me around and laying on the bed next to me. And at night, she crawls up in the bed, meowing and demanding my attention, acting restless until she is sure I am in bed for the night.
She's just not adjusted well to the changes in our household.
Panther the youngest, is the cat that anyone can hug and lay on his back in their arms. He is the charmer that entertains with his antics. He has taken to a naughty streak, like some teenage boy trying to get the attention of a girl.
Even Fluffy with aches and pains of old age has changed in that she hides most of the day, then comes out at night to snuggle with the family.
And Holly, the dog, just looks sad, unsure about what is going on, but not liking it one bit.
Change has not been well received by the pets of the household; one is afraid and hides, one is stubborn and defiant, one looks confused and sad, and one is trying to comfort and keep an eye on me.
When changes hit, they are not always welcomed or received with joy by me. In a lot of ways my reactions have been similar to the household pets.
I have striven to trust my dear Lord in the changes of my life, knowing that He wants better for me than I can imagine.
As I look back at the changes that have come in my life since my walk with the Lord began, I realize just how good he is.
My imagination could have never dreamed up the things he has worked in my life.
If I could have seen it at the start, I would have run the other direction at full speed, declaring loudly, “not me”.
But in His grace and mercy He has made me and continues to mold me into someone who can roll with the changes, confident that it will all be for the good.
Phil. 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. [King James version]
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