There’s nothing like being woken up at 3:30 am to a husband jumping out of bed because he just KNEW the dog jacked up her cage – in the worst kind of way.
I’m sure you know EXACTLY what kind of “jumping out of the bed” it is. The kind when you DASH to “save the day” of that baby in need, that kind of BOLT to the door that catches a teenager missing curfew OR, the kind of “scared out of your pants” jumping out of bed because you ‘heard a noise’.
Needless to say, its NO fun… at any time (no matter how adorable she is…. Isn’t she adorable though?).
I jumped out of bed right after my husband and as I “slowly” bolted that corner, I was SMACKED right in the face with that NASTY, HORRIBLE, VOMIT inducing smell – YUCK!! Yep, she pooped in the cage.
Now…. I had a choice…. Was I going to influence this Shift in my day or was I going to allow this Shift to influence me?
As I looked at my poor husband, walking around blind as a bat because he left his glasses on the night stand, gagging with each step that he took, I decided that it would be ME influencing the Shift, NOT the Shift influencing me!!
Mark 13:33 (The Message) say’s, “So keep a sharp lookout, for you do not know the timetable”
While this verse talks about keeping a sharp lookout for Jesus’ coming, the application fits our Daily Shift. We MUST be ready & keep a sharp lookout. Ready for what? For any Shift in our day….. because we live in world that Shifts all the time.
Matthew 4:4 (The Message) ….. “It takes more than bread to stay alive. It takes a steady stream of the Words from God’s mouth”.
What will be your choice? To be the one influencing the Shift or Will we allow the Shift to influence us? Its not a statement, its a question.
Glo 😉
Liza said:
Shifting to a positive mind frame, one that we should strive to stay is a YES! Now there are certain times when God is trying to get us to “shift”, move, reposition ourselves, or plainly said CHANGE and it is painful, hard, and/or down right humanly impossible (in our eyes). That is the shift that we need to make every effort to make. Of course we can not do without grabbing hold of Jesus’s hand or stratled around his waist for that matter!!!
Great post Glo! Good thinking and reflecting topic!!!
glorodriguez said:
Sure is downright hard girl… especially when the Shift He is calling us to make may mean leaving some things or people behind.
I say we hold on for DEAR LIFE!!! 😉
LaWanda said:
Love it!!!! Love your humor and wit while sharing a very relevant issue in our daily walk! Choosing how the “shift” will impact you and/or the journey is not automatic, but a conscious choice indeed! Great post girlie!!!
glorodriguez said:
Choice!! A VERY powerful Word… and very appropriate for our DAILY Walk… And even MORE powerful is… making the Choices Consciously!!!
Thanks L.. 😉
Renee Colon said:
Love it Glo.
We CHOOSE when we respond to that “shift”. I’m choosing wisely, with Gods help of course!!!! 🙂
As a woman, we set the tone for our household when we respond to ANY “shift” in our homes. We model the behavior for our family. When done by Gods will, we can influence, not only our families but future generations!!
glorodriguez said:
Think I fixed it Richard…. haahaahaahaa :p
Renee (@ReneeColon) said:
thank goodness!!
Renee Colon said:
I’m totally confused, I just posted somthin & it posted as Richard Quesada & when I responded it disappeared….I’m going to have more coffee bbl
Hector said:
Very good post on our current events. Looking foward to what Mia brings us next but you forgot to mention the we gave her a warm bath so she would not catch a cold…..Great job babe and thanks for the HELP….
glorodriguez said:
Haahaahaahaa!!! Yes… You know mama took care of her and made sure she didn’t catch a cold. Yes people… I made sure we had a small pool of warm water for her 🙂
Love you babe!! And HONORED that God chose YOU for me!!