Breakfast With Sammy and God

This morning God decided to show me something very interesting. This time it wasn't actually during my prayer time but rather while I was eating my breakfast. This just goes to show that God is able to speak to us as long as we are receptive to it. 

3:30 AM and I just finished making my migas (Hispanic dish with eggs and corn tortillas), I thought they smelled delicious and apparently so did lil' Sammy, one of our Boston Terriers. I blessed my migas and began to eat as Sammy began to beg for just a taste. I could my wife's voice in my head, "Don't give the dogs corn tortillas, they're not good for them." I don't know why corn tortillas are bad for them but I tend to do what she says (men pay attention to that, very important - lol).  Sammy looked so pitiful and just sat there begging for me to share. As I sat there I know that God began to speak to to me deep within my spirit and it was awesome.

It went something like this,"You see how Sam wants some of your breakfast and how he would just eat it up if you put it right in front of him?" Within me I said,"Yup, he sure would." The Holy Spirit continued, "But you know that this food isn't good for him, right?" I could begin to see where this was going, "Uh huh...right, I know it's not good for him and I do know that he would just scarf it down if he was given the chance." Again the internal conversation continued with the Holy Spirit, "This is how you are sometimes when you ask  for things. You want it so badly but I know better. I know that if you are given things at the wrong time it could do more harm than good. Just keep that in mind, and trust that I really do know best for you." Right after this Isaiah 55:8-9 exploded in my spirit which says, "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.For as the heavens are higher than the earth,so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts."

This was so cool that God used my dog to speak to me (sort of) but the word of God does say that with God all things are possible (Matthew 19:26). I truly believe God took advantage of this opportunity to speak to me on a level that was just perfect in giving me more perspective on something. God cares so much for us that He will use every opportunity to speak to us; even through a begging and pitiful Boston Terrier named Sammy. As of recently I have begun my days asking the God to give me the Holy Spirit to allow me to hear the promptings from Him throughout the day. I want to hear God in everything not just during the 20-30 minutes I set aside in the morning for "Prayer Time". I am so thankful that this prayer is faithfully being answered.

I pray this encourages you.

Take care & God Bless

-E