God is in this

Well, Baxter almost went 2 years without serious problems or accidents. Thankful we got him insured after his first incident, ingesting a whole bottle of Rimadyl.

There was a terrible mistake made today, and it doesn't matter what is was or by who. But it caused a dog fight: one that wasn't easy to break up. Baxter had both his left rear Quad and Hamstring cut straight through on both sides and 8 inches of skin torn from the tissue. I'm thankful this was during a business day, and he could get care with them taking him straight back for surgery.

I think of the times I've sat waiting so long at a Vet's because "we have an emergency." Today, we were the hold up. Triage is a blessing!

It is has been a hard day-- a painful day but a good day. The Lord has reminded me once again how very faithful he is. Even as I left Baxter's side crying, the Lord gave me His assurance for "not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it."

And though I've dropped the ball today, it is my gracious Father who picked me up before the sun had set. His Comfort, His Love, His Compassion and Mercy have been lavished upon me. For me, it is only His Truth and presence that can fill me with a peace no man can comprehend. No matter the trial, when I call on my Lord, He is my strength.

I think of the last 2 weeks trying to learn Psalm 23 and getting mixed up between the King James and the N.I.V. The version never mattered at all, it's just the way my awesome God works to prepare me for today. For it flowed as clear as day, and with each word, I could feel the enemy flee. Anger replaced with Love. Fear replaced with Security, Confidence, Assurance.

The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
3 he refreshes my soul.
He guides me along the right paths
for his name’s sake.
4 Even though I walk
through the darkest valley,[a]
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.

5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
6 Surely your goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD
forever.


I think of the 4 previous weeks of sleepless nights, yet Saturday night I surrendered in His arms & awoke afresh and renewed. God gives us what we need for He knew I'd need that sleep for today/tonight. Is there nothing He doesn't pay attention to? No. There is nothing. It there anywhere I can go that He cannot see me? No. And David spoke it so beautifully:

You have searched me, LORD,
and you know me.
2 You know when I sit and when I rise;
you perceive my thoughts from afar.
3 You discern my going out and my lying down;
you are familiar with all my ways.
4 Before a word is on my tongue
you, LORD, know it completely.
5 You hem me in behind and before,
and you lay your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too lofty for me to attain.

7 Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10 even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,”
12 even the darkness will not be dark to you;
the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.

13 For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place,
when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
17 How precious to me are your thoughts,[a] God!
How vast is the sum of them!
18 Were I to count them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand—
when I awake, I am still with you.

19 If only you, God, would slay the wicked!
Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty!
20 They speak of you with evil intent;
your adversaries misuse your name.
21 Do I not hate those who hate you, LORD,
and abhor those who are in rebellion against you?
22 I have nothing but hatred for them;
I count them my enemies.
23 Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting


And what a testing today has been. But God is my strength and my refuge. His rod and staff -they comfort me. No matter the trial or how long it lasts, I am never alone. I am never without immediate access to His powers....The mighty armor of God. What a tremendous Father to freely provide everything we need and so much more.