The Break of Day

Lead the kind of life that ignites passion, love, humility, and righteousness; then, let others light their candles from it. ~Miss Dottie

April 3, 2014

Dear God,

The LORD'S loving kindnesses indeed never cease, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness "The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "Therefore I have hope in Him"...

~Lamentations 3:22-24

A new day dawns and here we are, you and me, chatting away. The Fabulous 5 got me up early today and I have vowed to stay up once they get up. Have been doing too much snoozing into my mornings! I hate it when I feel like I've wasted most of my day by indulging in my sleepiness! We are supposed to get rain today and it is thundering so let me quick run outside and take a few photos of new blooms!

Phew! I am busy once I am up. Spring means cleaning up my gardens, pulling up dead plants, weeding, and feeding. I had some plants that needed to be moved so I did that too. The Iris have been multiplying like rabbits. What a job to divide and replant them. I started out with one small bed that I got from the empty lot across the street and some from my neighbor ... that one bed has given me six beds in just 3 years!! Lord, do you need some Iris in heaven?? I've got plenty.  I must say, the plants I got on the sale table at Lowe's last Fall all made it through the Winter and are full of blossoms. Yay!! I wondered if I could get Azaleas to grow and I CAN!! Whoopie!! The cuttings I took at the old cemetery in late Winter are also budding out ~ I will have five rose bushes and one unknown bush to plant come next Spring ... until then, they will be pampered in pots!

The night is almost gone, and the day is near. Therefore let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. 
~Romans 13:12

The break of day always gets me in deep prayer mood. I have been having so many nightmares lately ... all involving family. My neighbor said she gets nightmares when she sleeps on her back. I am a side sleeper so it couldn't be that. (he he) I have found that I make such strides at "letting go" and letting You handle my concerns and worries then geepers creepers, Satan steps in and plants those "thoughts."

Psalm 91 is my Psalm of Protection. I especially like verses 2 and 4-5: I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust" ... He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day.

It has been a blessing and a curse to be able to read people and notice the little things that others miss. I can sense negative energy a mile away. The eyes, yes, the eyes give people away. I like what you said in Matthew 6:22: "The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light."

As I come before you this morning, clear my own eyes that they may focus on You and your will for my life. Help me to keep my own slates clean that I might share your light with others. I know that Satan is prowling about me striking at my heart with these darts of poison. You, Lord, are my antibiotic, my cure. I cannot control what others say or do but I can stay centered and fill my life with those who truly see my heart and appreciate who I am in You.

I pray for my Readers who are experiencing pain in their own lives as a result of others' rudeness, self-centeredness, and just plain meanness. Lift us up knowing that we need to get into your word which will offer comfort. I read something on Facebook that has stuck with me ... don't judge someone because they sin differently than you. I need to remember that. We are ALL guilty of sin ~ help us to concentrate on our own lives and being that lamp in a world of darkness.

Amen.

Miss Dottie

NOTE TO READERS: This is the day the Lord has made. Let us all rejoice and be glad for we have the opportunity to make this world a better place. Yesterday's shootings at Fort Hood, Texas remind us that life is so fragile and we just never know ... do we. Join me in prayer for those who were injured and for the families of those who died. The battle zone is everywhere!