IC My New Life

My husband and I had the privilege of babysitting my Pastor’s dog while he and his family visited their kin folks. When they brought her to our house, they talked about her habits, likes and dislikes. We listened intently to learn as much as we could about this gentle giant that would end up staying in the house with us for most of the entire week.

One thing that stood out in the conversation to me was how, Amy, the Pastor’s kindhearted wife described how much joy Dixie had brought into their lives. She is clearly a family pet and each one of them adores playing with, and loving on, this animal shelter rescue dog.

Dixie has had a hard life until now, but boy has her life changed! She now enjoys peanut butter, doggie treats, toys and manicures. She now has the love and affection of four people who have spoiled her rotten!

She is a well behaved dog, but she loves to chew. We really had to keep our attention focused on her while she was in the house especially when the cats were around. We had to make sure she had food, water, exercise, and a bone or toy to chew most of the time. She consumed time and energy, but she brought a lot of happiness too.

It reminds me of my Bible Study group that I lead. It takes time to prepare, study and lead the group, but it has also been such a blessing in my life. I decided to lead the small group after attending discipleship training at my church this summer. It is hard work for me especially since I have Interstitial Cystitis, Fibromyalgia, etc.  I just don’t have the energy of a “normal person.”

I knew it would be a huge responsibility that requires a lot of my time and energy, but I felt the Lord was leading me to do this. We started meeting at my house in October.  A few weeks ago we met at the church to accommodate some of the people who live closer to the church. We watched the “My Hope 2014 with Billy Graham” DVD.

This powerful film dares to talk about death. It describes how the lives of two people who had their lives turned upside down in the blink of an eye. It explains how when tragedy comes into our lives we feel alienated and lonely, but we can start a new life with a clean slate.

I think of God as a gentle giant. He is a Powerful God, our Everlasting Father, the One who created us and everything else that has ever existed, but yet He cares about us, has a plan for each of us, and wants us to live our lives to the fullest.  He wants us to spend eternity with Him as this film explained.

In this movie, Billy Graham talks about going through sickness and staying in the hospital, in his latter years, filled with a peace that is always with him. The peace of knowing that when he dies, he is going to heaven. He states that everyone can have this peace by accepting Christ into their lives. We are all going to die one day; the question is “Are you ready?!”

I have provided a link to the movie called “Heaven.”  It is a well written, captivating story about dramatic changes in our lives and how our response to these changes can make all the difference in the world.  Please take a few minutes to watch this film and let me know what you think.

https://myhopewithbillygraham.org/program/heaven/

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