And then I walked outside to take out my trash and praised God for my safety because my back fence had been kicked in but not enough for anyone to get through. I live in an inner city neighborhood and have been considering moving due to high crime. I love my house and have been here for seven years, love my beautiful, amazing garden. Most of my neighbors are lovely. My house is 100 years old and I spent $10,000 last year replacing the sewer system. With the drop in the market and the increase in crime, I would have to short-sell my house so I opted to stay another year to see if the crime levels dropped any.
Probably about a dozen slats in my wooden privacy fence along the back alley were kicked in, some were broken in half. It's not like a car backed into the fence. It looks like someone stood there and kicked it. Drunks or kids, probably. There was no spray-painting on my garage (a big problem in the past). So I said, Thank you, Father! and hammered the fence back together.
And then a friend of mine called. We do a networking business together and had to deal with a problem. She is lovely and is having problems with her baby dog, Joey, which have been very upsetting. So I am praying for Joey this morning.
My friend who owns a veterinary clinic asked if I have any kitties who would be good indoor/outdoor kitties and mousers. I have two or three partially tamed ferals, all male, who could be good. I don't mind giving them up but I want them to go to homes where they will be fed and sheltered. I don't want this woman to give them dollar food and expect them to live on mice. So I will ask Peggy a little more about this person and the living situation and I will also pray about it.
Did you ever meet someone who prays for and about their animals? I do. All the time. I rescue feral kitties and I committed long ago not even to have a sick cat euthanized without praying about it to see if it was the right thing, if we'd done all that we could, and if the cat was ready.
Father, my first prayer this morning is for our three boys in Iraq. Shelter them, protect them, send legions of David's Mighty Men to rescue them and to fight for them. Protect those who are searching for them. Guide them. Touch the hearts of those who can tell where these young men are, help them to have the courage to step forward and tell what they know. Save their lives and let them come home to their families, please, according to Thy will.
And I praise Thy name. Thank you for keeping me safe in my house and in my neighborhood.
Please bless Joey, Judy's little dog. Bless him with healing and comfort and help him to feel loved and happy. Comfort Judy and help her to know Thy love and Thy mercy.
I have a chance to find a new home for maybe Junior and Elliott and one of the two brothers. Junior is completely tame but the other two boys are barely tame to me. Elliott may be the least likely to adapt. But all three love to be outdoors, all the time if they could, and they are good mousers. Help me to learn what I need to about this new home and if this woman will take good care of them. I don't want them to be there for two days and run off and try to come back here. And I don't want them to starve or to eat bad food. But Father, I have too many kitties and if I can find really good homes for them, I'd like to. *Really good*. Please guide me in this because every one of Thy creations is special and these little guys each have a story and needs to be well cared for. I love each one of them. I will give them up to a good home. Help me to go the next step to finding out and help me to let the kitties know if it would be a good home.
And I pray for this situation in my business. Please calm this woman and gentle and quiet her heart. Let her find meaning and shelter and love in some activity of her life so that anger doesn't have to pour out her fingertips through her keyboard and out into the Internet. Let her find Thee and be nursed and cared for by Thine angels.
Thank you for healing my sister-in-law's leg. Please help her to manage the pain control and to have what she will need in terms of addiction freedom. Bless her heart and her mind to be strong and at peace. Please lift my brother and help him to find a good job. He is a wonderful man, it is so discouraging to continually be out of work. Please help him to meet his righteous desires to take care of his wife and his household and to support himself. Thank you for keeping him going all these years.
I love Thee and am so grateful to have Thy presence in prayer. In Jesus' name.
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