So, I'm really tired tonight. A full day of people time. Plus about an hour posting and responding to posts for my on-line class.
BUT. The kitty. She always makes me smile, and I tried to make times to play with her in the midst of my comings and goings today. So, we have a door in our apartment that has about an inch gap between the bottom of the door and the floor. The kitty has this little rope toy that just slides through that gap. So, when we leave the door open part-way, she takes her little rope and drops it on one side of the door. Then she runs to the other side of the door and sticks her paws under the door and pulls the rope through the gap. Then she runs to the opposite side of the door and repeats the game all over again. And again. And again. Of course, there are pounces and flips and tumbles in the process. That darn rope is tricky. Sometimes she comes around the door, discovers the rope waiting there, and rears up on her hind legs, front paws raised in surprise. Hilarious! I can't imagine not having her around to lighten my heart.
So, remember that verse from yesterday's post? Peace I give you, do not let your heart be troubled, etc. That one. So, I was in the middle of a coaching session, and the girl left to go to the bathroom. I was letting my mind wander, and it wandered to that verse. It ran through my thoughts a few times, and suddenly something new hit me.
Do not LET your heart be troubled. Do not LET it be afraid.
As if I had a choice.
But then, Jesus said it, so that must mean it's true. Do not LET your heart… He gave me His peace. As his child, it's my natural state. He did not give peace temporarily, like the world gives. It's mine forever, unless I give it away. Unless I let my heart fill with worry, fill with fear. Unless I allow those things to cloud or crowd out His peace.
I almost heard Jesus whisper. Do not let that happen. It's your choice. I have given you MY peace. Treasure it in your heart.
When my friend came back from the bathroom just a few short minutes later, I was almost in tears. I was trying to soak in that truth, bask in the moment of revelation. I didn't want to shake myself out of such an intimate moment.
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