A Time to Surrender

A Time to Surrender

One of the great things God has taught me is SURRENDER. We, as the stubborn humanity we are, tend to hold on relentlessly to this world and the things therein. Especially the things we love. But this world is not our forever home.

Daisy needed me; and I needed her. God put us together. He gave me 13 years of opportunity to love her, run and walk with her, swim with her, love her…and for her to love me and greet me with that great SMILE! Gosh, I miss that cute smile!

I prayed for her healing relentlessly. One Saturday night, after she was diagnosed with an inoperable liver tumor, I prayed all night. But she wasn’t getting better; a thing that had never happened before. God had always healed her before when I had prayed for her. She would even come over by me when she had hiccups, and Jesus would take those away as I prayed.

Then I got this word after praying and tossing and turning all night:
“Surrender her back to Me.”
In this surrendering of Daisy, back to her Creator, I was reinforced that God is in control, and to everything there is a designated TIME; even doggie-time spent on earth. I struggled with WHEN. How will I know? I got this answer. “WAIT UNTIL MONDAY. “

I kept praying. Mostly that God would keep me and her in peace. No fear. No anxiousness. Just an acute awareness that GOD is holding me and her…and that in surrendering her to Him, this burden was His to bear, not mine. I simply must trust Him to hold us both, and trust Him that the outcome He already knew.

Early on Monday morning she needed to go out. It was obvious that she was worsening. I brought her back to the vet. I knew God was telling me, “It’s time for Me to take her back.”   As soon as we got in the examine room, she had a major seizure. She never got back up. Saying goodbye was really hard. I thought I had cried all my tears out but there were more left.  Then, my daughter texted me: “I feel certain that Cobalt was waiting at the rainbow bridge to welcome her. They are running together in heaven right now.”

She’s RIGHT. I am certain of this! So I’m thanking God for the time Daisy and I had. She was the happiest dog I have ever seen, and I am sure her cute SMILE is bringing great joy to all in heaven! Jesus is probably laughing at that goofy smile!

Jesus, THANK YOU for letting me care for Daisy here! I am greatly BLESSED. And now she’s in that great forever doggie park in doggie-heaven, where balls never get lost and tumors aren’t allowed.

To EVERYTHING there is a season.

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.”
‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭3:1-2, 4-8‬ ‭KJVAAE‬‬

It’s time for me to be thankful for Daisy!