A jealous God

dear friends, brothers and sisters in Christ;

Thank you for your continued prayers for me~  God is so very good!  He continues to teac hand guide me according to His good and perfect will for my life.  I am amazed at some of the simple things He shows me. Things that I have been completely oblivious to for years.  I am thankful He continues to open my eyes to His truths.

I have a big cat named Jasper, he is now 9 years old, I've had him since he was a tiny kitten. He loves me so very much. He is jealous if I talk to another person. He sits between me and the person, looks up at me, meows very softly, and touches my leg with his paw. He keeps this up until I pick him up.  If I am out of the room, he looks for me. He goes to bed when I go to bed. He stays with me all night long. I can reach next to me, and he is there.  He either sits next to me on the floor or lays on my lap when ever I sit in my chair.  It's nothing I have done that causes this sweet animal to love me as he does.

The night before last, I had a realization ~

This is how God loves me. He is jealous for my love, He wants to spend time with me, He wants me to be with Him all the time. Where ever I go, He wants me to take Him with me.  Now when I look at this cat, Jasper, I see the Lords love toward me.  I am not sure I explained it all that well, but the bottom line is: God loves me~ wants me to spend time with Him daily, and it's not because of anything I have done to cause such devotion and love.

I have started the new job a week ago. It feel good to be back in the arena of doing activities with and loving on the elderly at the facility. It is amazing that just simply stoping and taking time to 'chat' with a person that is chair/bed bound 5-10 minutes, touch their hand and give them a hug at the warm response they give. Often thanking me! Sometimes this is the only contact from a NON-nursing / medical staff they have in a day! think of that, 5-10 minutes of attention a day. 

I thank God for the MANY blessings He has bestowed upon me and my family and for ALL the various things I have no idea that He has allowed to pass me by and my family too. Thank you Lord God for your mercy and kindness toward us.

"Guard jealously your relationship to God.Jesus prayed "that they may be one, even as we are one' ---nothing inbetween.  Keep all the life perennially* open to Jesus Christ, don't pretent with Him. Are you drawing your life from any other source than God Himself/ If you are depending upon anything but Him, you will never know when He is gone."  by Oswald Chambers       (*perennial -  present at all seasons of the year, : persistent, enduring , continuing without interruption : constant, perpetual, regularly repeated or renewed)  Renew your relationship with the Lord daily for He gives us a new day each day. 

My prayer needs are to continue to empty myself and fill up with and on the Lord Jesus Christ that I might be a positive example of who Jesus is.  I pray I do not cause any to stumble. 

Please also pray regarding the funds to come in for the Missions trip to Guatemala. I am about $800- short at this time. (if I've added correctly!)

I am picking up a few spanish words, but not studying spanish since the Rosetta Stone I bought was a counterfit and would not work.  God is good, He knows what I will need to know.

Vaya con Dios ~ "Go with God"

En su gracia ~ "In His grace"

Kim