Capacity
Wow. God is really stretching my capacity this week. And it's only Monday. Putting down Noah (my littlest dog) was so difficult. But he couldn't live the way he was living. I cried so hard. See I'm the dog caretaker in the house. So for the past 6 years that we've had this dog, I've fed this dog, walked this dog, cleaned up after this dog, disciplined this dog, and for the past 2 weeks helped this dog as he was dying. He was the littlest of the bunch, and always pushed around by the other dogs, but I always took care to give attention to him even when the other dogs pushed him away. He was also the most playful and energetic of the bunch. I'll miss him. I'll probably accidentally still call his name when I'm letting the dogs outside. So brought him to the vet and they said there was nothing they could do for him, so I stayed there with him as they put him to sleep. Thankfully my brother and sister in law were there with me, and they brought plenty of tissues. Ok, I gotta stop talking about it or I'll lose my composure again.
But God also has been helping my health, which has been bad the past week. And He helped me resolve a problem with a friend of mine. I didn't know how to react to them when they exploded at me for nothing, so I went to God and God helped me just be very apologetic and just to take the blame on myself. It was a much better response then the ones I intended to give, such as exploding at them or wallowing in frustration and self-pity for all the stuff that's been happening in my life. So I'm really thankful about that.
I've just felt really comforted by God in all this. I know God loves me and I just want to really draw near to Him, and that He'd draw near to me. He called me to be in this pressure on every side, though the pressures may not be catastrophic, but He has a perfect plan for it all. He is the faithful One. Amen.
In Christ,
Josh
But God also has been helping my health, which has been bad the past week. And He helped me resolve a problem with a friend of mine. I didn't know how to react to them when they exploded at me for nothing, so I went to God and God helped me just be very apologetic and just to take the blame on myself. It was a much better response then the ones I intended to give, such as exploding at them or wallowing in frustration and self-pity for all the stuff that's been happening in my life. So I'm really thankful about that.
I've just felt really comforted by God in all this. I know God loves me and I just want to really draw near to Him, and that He'd draw near to me. He called me to be in this pressure on every side, though the pressures may not be catastrophic, but He has a perfect plan for it all. He is the faithful One. Amen.
In Christ,
Josh