When life's not fair...

January 11, 2015
Sunday

Dear Readers,

It's very dark outside tonight and quite cold. I wrapped a blanket around me as I made my way from the house to the cottage. My furry kids didn't seem to mind the wind; and, zoom, they were going in 5 different directions to tend to their business. I stood in the door, waiting for them and before long, they came sauntering in ready to dive into their warm beds by the fireplace. Gosh! I love those little rascals. It gives me peace to write and look at them nestled in for the night.

My girls are a bonded pair and love to sleep right next to each other. They've come such a long way in adjusting to life outside a cage. All the steps to rehabilitate them have been worth the effort. Their former life wasn't fair but now their lives are filled pawrents who love them and provide for their every need. Yay! 

Oh goodness, on to another not fair moment in time. The Cowboys lost a crucial football game today. I couldn't get the game on our TV but did listen to the last quarter on the radio. When Dez Bryant caught the controversial pass, I thought the game would end in a Cowboy victory. The officials ruled the pass incomplete to the complete shock of the fans, players, and radio announcers. The Packers won the game. My daughter is a Cowboys fan and my son a Packers fan. I'm sure they had a great time watching the game separately together! Competition is good!

For sure, life isn't fair but it is life. We can moan and groan but life moves forward and our emotional temperature must come into line with what is, is. To become bitter, whine, and complain does no one any good. The crux of the matter is that the rule needs to be changed and I hope they do that. As for today, losing that way sucks!!

So many times in my own lifetime, I've cried out, "God this isn't fair." When I did, I reminded myself that Jesus endured death for us (and, it sure as heck wasn't a fair call for him!) so that even in the face of our darkest hours we would be able to live with hope, strength, and courage. We cannot allow those times of disappointment, hurt, and sorrow to rob us of the beautiful life that God has planned for us. We have the opportunity to choose to live and experience and receive the wonderful grace, blessings, and love of the Father.

2015 has been a great year so far and I am claiming a year of good health, financial stability, and a growing exponentially spiritually. I did not write down my goals this year on paper. I kept them to a few and wrote them on my heart. For me, that meant more than a "to do" list. I don't have to do anything ~ I want to be better.

When I visited with my daughter in Christ a week ago Sunday, she gave me a message from the Lord. I totally embraced it and immediately was filled with joy. Oh, I know, some of you are saying, "Hmmm, message from God, huh?" Well yes, she was praying as an intercessor on my behalf and God gave her a scripture to pass on to me.

This was my message from Isaiah 43:15-19: "I am the LORD, your Holy One. Israel's Creator, your King. This is what the LORD says ~ he who made a way through the sea, a path through the mighty waters, who drew out the chariots and horses, the army and reinforcements together, and they lay there, never to rise again, extinguished, snuffed out like a wick: Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland."

This made perfect sense to me because it confirmed a vision I have had. Have you ever had recurring dreams that you weren't sure what they meant? I get them when I am teeter-tottering back and forth about "what to do." Often times, I pray for confirmation and then just listen and wait. Sometimes I get an answer right away and then, sometimes, I have to wait several years. Patience ... the Lord has been teaching me, a very impatient person, patience!

My baby blues are starting to feel heavy and it's time for lights out. Tomorrow is another day ... a new beginning!

Miss Dottie

PS "It's all right to tell a man to lift himself by his own bootstraps, but it is cruel to say to a bootless man that he ought to lift himself by his own bootstraps." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

Think about that for awhile today. Who do you know who needs some uplifting, help, and encouragement. Just maybe that person needs new boots!!

Always remember you are loved and prayed for ... YA YOU ... every single one of you!!