Day 4 - Dog Spelled Backwards

I chuckled as I read today's journal post. Scarlett talked about how her dog always watches her and is totally devoted to her. She used that analogy, along with talking about how Mary, Martha and Lazarus' sister, sat at the feet of Jesus. 


How often do I sit at the feet of Jesus? I can tell you that is not nearly as often as I should. I am often moving at 100 miles an hour, multi-tasking my day away. At the end of the day, I am spent and I attempt to squeeze in a few minutes for the Lord. Those who know me well will attest to the fact that I am NOT a morning person. If my day began at noon, that would be just fine with me. My creative juices start flowing after 11:30 p.m. Instead of writing down those ideas to work on the next day, I will begin working on whatever it is right then and there. Before I know it, it's 2:00 a.m. and I am too wound up to sleep. I my alarm goes off at 5:40a.m. and I repeat the cycle until the weekend. 


Not only am I not getting the proper amount of sleep to regenerate myself, I have not spent significant time with my Lord. I was blessed with a daily devotional about a month ago and I began to spend time reading it each morning along with the Scripture references. I am at a place where I look forward to that quite time before the madness begins. 

My Alfie Girl

 I have a little maltipoo named Alfie that I just love. She is always near me. When I arrive home from work, she is sitting in the front window waiting for me. As soon as I open the front door, she jumps, runs, wags, wiggles, and is just plain excited to see me. Sometimes she will race from the living room to the dining room, taking a lap around the dining room table. Her reaction tells me that she has missed me and is glad to see me. I will often drop my belongings on a chair, grab Alfie's leash and take her for a nice, long walk. 


How much more should I be excited each morning to spend time with my Lord and Savior? How surprised would Jesus be if I jumped, ran, wagged and wiggled and took a lap around the dining room table each day when I awoke to find Him right there with me? 


Lord, forgive me for not taking time to begin my day with You. As I continue this 40-day journey, may I stay in the habit of beginning and ending my day with You. 


I love you, Jesus 
Pamela