Day 7......A reason for everything

Hi everyone:

A few years ago my next door neighbors had chickens. Without fail every single morning I could hear the roosters competing with one another....."Cock a doodle doo"......over and over again. Oh it used to really annoy me. Then one morning as I was praying the Lord kind of scolded me about that. He revealed to me that those noisy roosters, every dog barking, every coyote howling........everything that has breath was created to praise Him.....to bring Him glory. I was totally floored by that. Then, every time I heard the roosters crow, I imagined them saying, "Thank You Je-sus, thank You Je-sus!" I've also noticed that when I arrive home, my dog would bark and bark. I would scold her, and wonder why she was barking when I got home. Why not bark at things going by, or something else......why bark when I got home? I was fasting one day, and as I returned home from somewhere she did it again. Barked, and barked, and barked. I was about to scold her when the Lord spoke to me and said, "She's thanking Me that you have returned home." I got to tell you......I wept a little bit with that one. We too, were created to bring God glory. As for the question......

"Where in my daily routine can I become more aware of God's glory?"

I would say during stressful times....for me it's in traffic. I need to just praise and worship Him at those times. Rather than focusing in on the slow poke in front of me, or the wacko that passes me at 100 MPH......I should give that time to Him. A comedian once said, "Ever notice how anyone going slower than you is a moron? And anyone going faster than you is an idiot?" Hehehehe. Yea I noticed.......hehehehehehe. Rather than getting all worked up over it. I'm getting better than I was, but I still need growth.....maturity in that area. We're all maturing in the Lord. Some are growing faster than others. That can be good and bad. Whereas you don't expect a two year old to be able to jump in the car, drive to the supermarket, and get you some milk. We don't expect a 15 year old to still be running around in diapers still drinking milk. I've known folks who at 18 were more mature than most 40 year olds I know. And I've known 40 year olds who were super immature. We need to all grow at a healthy level. A main reason for non-growth is a lack of reading God's word. Most any question you have can be answered in the bible. If not, refer to Deuteronomy 29:29. There are some things are finite minds are not going to be able to understand. We can't rationalize a miracle......the greatest of which is a changed, transformed life. Anyway folks......I'd better get going.......or I'll be here all day. :-) James