I am not usually a cat person. There is no specific reason why. I grew up with a dog and assumed a dog is the only way to go as far as pets are concerned. For the rest of the summer, Becca and I are cat sitting for a couple on staff. They own a cat named Albert. This is a picture of Albert I took this morning after my quiet time. Albert is a very people friendly cat, who just wants you to pay attention to him.
This morning I woke up and started my routine as normal. I say down in my chair for my quiet time as usual, and up jumped Albert. My normal experience with cats is that they will get up in your face and annoy you until you pet them. But not Albert. He was content just to sit on my lap and enjoy being close to me. He sat there and did not interfere with any of what I was doing; he just wanted to be around me.
It was not until he got up to get a drink that I realized how much I appreciated his presence. I might be reading into this too much, but I could not help but think about how I react towards God. Most of the time I get all up in God's face and say "Pay attention to me!" I walk all over him until he pays attention to me. As I was sitting there this morning I realized that it is OK to just sit and rest in God's presence. He enjoys my desire to rest and fall asleep in His lap. As I go out this morning, the challenge I have for myself is to rest and enjoy being in and around His presence.
Albert will be staying with us for the next few weeks, I am excited to see if I can learn anything else!
In His service, Crazy Pete
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