Note: This will be my last post for a while. The Lord has impressed on my heart to take the month of December off for family time. See you next year!
“Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:7, NIV).
A couple months ago, someone gifted our family with a tortoise. We have had all kinds of jungle pets before, but this is our first-ever tortoise. She promptly laid an egg, so we knew she was a girl. I named her Mabel.
For weeks, Mabel acted very forlornly. She spent all day every day hiding on the farthest side of our yard, with her head in the corner. She looked so dejected.
After however many days of this, I decided to pray over her. I have seen God work in animals on quite a few occasions, so I was confident He cares about her too. I put my hands on her gently and prayed out loud in a soft voice, asking Jesus to fill her with His presence and peace. I blessed her and spoke to her lovingly.
After that, something shifted immediately. Every day since then, she has made every effort, constantly, to come into our house. The yard will no longer do. Whenever the door is left open, she saunters on in. When the door is closed, she puts her front legs up on it, trying to get through.
What has amazed me about this is her persistence. Since she is not house trained, my husband puts her out as soon as he spots her inside. Then, she waits for her chance. Again and again and again and again and again, she comes back inside as soon as she can. Occasionally she manages to do so without anyone spotting her. In those instances, she crawls into a nice cool corner and takes a nap.
That is, until she gets ejected again. However, not one ejection has daunted her. All day long, she Continue reading A Tortoise’s Tenacity
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