Waiting for my husband, Jerry, to come home with Max, our dog, from the Vet. Poor Max, he has had a few days of discomfort after the vet found a needle-like metal object in his stomach. He has been on an awful diet, including finely shredded cotton mixed into his food. The cotton shreds are an attempt to get the metal to move down and out. He had diarrhea as soon as he woke up this morning and he wouldn't eat anything, afterward. Although it's not strange for Pomeranians to live a long time, he is already 13 years old. No one, including the vet, wants him to go through surgery.
The last year we were in Phoenix, he had problems, too. I guess Poms are apt to have intestinal difficulties.
There are problem days, always, mixed in with regular living. And what have we been learning about having problems? Call upon the Lord. So I am. And guess what I read this morning in Jesus Calling! You guessed it! My help will come in the Lord!
From Sarah Young's book, JESUS CALLING: "Peace is my continual gift to you. It flows abundantly from my throne of grace. Just as the Israelites could not store up manna (in the wilderness) for the future but had to gather it daily, so it is with My Peace. The day-to-day collecting of Manna kept My people aware of their dependence on Me. Similarly, I give you sufficient Peace for the present when you come to me by prayer and petition with thanksgiving. If I gave you permanent Peace, independent of My Presence, you might fall into the trap of self-sufficiency. May that never be!
"I have designed you to need Me moment by moment. As your awareness of your neediness increases, so does your realization of My abundant sufficiency. I can meet everyone of your needs without draining My resources at all. Approach My throne of grace with bold confidence, receiving My Peace with a thankful heart." Thanks, Sarah, for your help!
Now, I am much relieved of fear because of my going to the Lord. I know that if something happens that we lose our beloved Max, we know that he has had a good life and he has given us lots of joy. We also believe that God might give him a bit more time with us, if it is the right thing to do.
Please note the following excerpts from the Bible that give merit to the passage for Apr. 18. Exodus 16:14-20, Philippians 4:6-7, 19 and Hebrews 4:16
Saying a prayer for Maxie; won't you pray for him, too?
Jo INMN
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