Last night around 12:30am Teak (our dog) rudely woke me up
and wanted outside. I stumbled out of
bed threw on my robe and encouraged him to go potty. Pebbles and BamBam (the cats) were on the
prowl and quickly spotted Teak; creating a distraction. Teak was no longer interested in doing his
job and took off with the cats.
I
happened to notice a blob in the road thinking it was horse poop (my neighbors
had returned with their horse trailer that evening) and not wanting the animals
to rub themselves in it I went to investigate.
To my surprise it was cat prey; they were “hunting wabbit” (as Elmer
Fudd would say).
I immediately swooped
up Teak rushed into the bedroom and woke Dan (my husband) up out of a dead
sleep demanding he go outside and get rid of the rabbit the cats had
killed. Our cats love to take their prey
into the garage and dismantle it (something I loathe).
Armed with a shovel Dan proceeded to the crime scene. He scooped up the rabbit and noticed there
was no weight of any sort. He then
shined his flashlight onto the rabbit to discover it was a stuffed animal
(Olive the neighbor’s dog had dropped it on the ground that evening).
I must admit I laughed hysterically when Dan
informed me of this deception.
Darkness has a way of blinding us from the truth. If we
allow it, the darkness will sidetrack or disable us from making sound decisions
or judgments. However, if we will shine
the “light”- truth will be revealed and we will realize what we are up against. Many times what we have feared was a lie and
as powerless as a “stuffed rabbit”.
2 Kings 6:16-18(NKJV)
So he answered, “Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” And Elisha prayed, and said, “Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” Then the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. So when the Syrians came down to him, Elisha prayed to the Lord, and said, “Strike this people, I pray, with blindness.” And He struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.
2 Chronicles 32:7-8(NKJV)
“Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid nor dismayed before the king of Assyria, nor before all the multitude that is with him; for there are more with us than with him.
With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
