What's in your dish?

What’s on your "Blessing of the Day" menu?

Every morning I feed my little dog, Gizmo. Usually he has his dry dog food mixed with some baked fresh chicken breast fragments. I give him a little taste of the chicken as I am placing them in the dish. He likes to pretend he doesn’t want it, lets me drop it between his paws as he lies on the floor watching me. He eats it as I return to the task.

Placing his dish & fresh water on his mat, I retire to the living room, coffee in hand, ready to have my morning quiet time. In my home I have a wall fireplace in the living room that looks through to the dining area also. I can see him as he lays there waiting to see if this is it or should there be more food to be offered. He doesn’t see me, but as he stares at the hallway & back at his dish eventually something registers with him that that is all. Mosey over to the dish, & enjoy. When he is done, I can hear the little slurp sounds of the wash it down water, and then he proceeds to stroll to the living room, and purposely brush against my hand to say thanks, as I reach down to touch his head as he passes by me. Japanese chins make little gurgle sounds & this one likes to lick his lips, nose, & paws as he takes his resting place upon a small homemade landing at the edge of his sofa. The morning is young. The blinds are still pulled. No one is up in the house except us.

It is quiet, peaceful, & an anticipated moment of the day. So, we share the morning routine- Gizmo with his interesting reviews of the cuisine he enjoys ending in a power nap, content with his world. And me...my coffee, my quiet moment alone with the Lord...and Gizmo, I pray that we may learn to take a lesson from our pets we are entrusted with to love & care for ... accept and enjoy what we are given - For the Lord provides our daily bread, just what we need & when- the blessings of each day. We can rest confidently on His provisions.

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How Loud Is Your Silence?

To best hear God speaking, be quiet.

He has so much to share with you & when you spend quiet time with Him, you will understand You are nothing without Him. Yet you are everything To Him.

"Delight yourself in ME-then I will give you the desires of your heart." (By the way- It is all about Me- Love, God)Live from the Inside Out! I can hear Him saying to His children, 'Oh when will you see that quiet time also means no electronics in your ears. I would that we walk someplace & you would enjoy the creation of conversation with Me. Enjoy the moment I have given you to just sit still without thinking of what you are to be doing next. Just Be with Me. I miss our time together. When you are still, you may just hear your own thoughts. Or better yet--Mine regarding You.' How Loud Is Your Silence? Think about that for a moment....

Sometimes we do everything possible to drown-out even our own inner voice. How sad! Shhhh- did you hear that? Imagine God saying to you...When you are quiet, you will hear Me. Turn off the Noise & be free to really Live from the inside out!