I was sitting on the couch early this morning, unable to sleep, unable to stop thinking about my present situation.
In a flash, Nick and Jessica – my two cats – ran past in front of me, with Nick chasing after Jessica. Once he got her cornered, she hissed at him as if to say “don’t you dare lay your dirty paws on me!”
Ignoring her warnings, Nick continued with his advances only to receive slaps on the face. When he saw me witnessing the entire scene, Nick came running to me and jumped up my lap, licking his “wounds.” His meows sounded like pleas for help, not knowing what else to do to get through to her. Upon hearing this, Jessica slowly made her way to our direction, jumped up on my lap next to Nick and then allowed him to lick her between the ears.
When I got home last night, the weight of the world was heavily upon me. I went through the front door by myself, cooked and ate my dinner by myself, watched TV by myself, sat by myself. I just needed someone to talk to, someone to lay my cares upon, and just help me through another lonely night.
I was so deep in my own self-pity that I failed to recognize what Nick and Jessica were offering me. I began to realize that when I drove home last night, Jesus was in the seat next to me. When I came through that door, cooked my dinner, sat on the couch --- JESUS was with me!
As I sit here typing this, when I go to work, when I drive home from seeing my children, when I live out the next several years alone --- He will always be there. Sometimes we all just need reminders.
The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Psalm 118:6
2 comments:
Yes Noel , Jesus is with us all the time,
I'm sorry your alone,
but you and be with someone and still feel like that too!
away,
hope you have a great day!
blessings & huggs
Dear Noel...I just got back from work and read your blog.
Wow...what a story about those two kitties...it is so close to your own!
So cute that Nick was talking to to you!
I am so sorry that you are lonely but you do not have self pity.
It is a normal thing to be feeling the way you do and it is a spriritual thing to do that you can turn to your Father who is also your friend and sticketh closer than a brother.
I will be talking to you tonight hopefully...from Terry
Hi Jel...What are you doing.. Bringing a little sunshine to Noel Lewis... just as you do to the rest of us! You are blessing!
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