Do you know how you can tell when someone trusts you? They ask you to take care of their family pets while they are away on vacation. On several occasions Kim and I have both asked and been asked by others to feed and water the pets during family trips. It is a blessing to have friends you can call on for help. It is also good to know that those around you trust you and feel close enough to ask for your assistance. Now before you non-pet owners start to laugh, think about all this request to care for the family pet encompasses. You are being asked to care for many of your friend's most valuable possessions. You are given the code to the neighborhood gate, a key to the home, the home security access log in, the responsibility of gathering the mail and newspapers, and if that is not enough, you also have the responsibility of feeding and watering animals that are really counting on you not to forget them.God knew that we would need His help each and every day. So many years ago He gave His people an incredible promise. "Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know" (Jer. 33:3). Pardon, peace, provision, purpose...it all begins by calling on the One who is able to do so much more than we will ever ask or even imagine of Him (see Eph. 3:20-21). God never forgets to take care of us either. He promises, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you" (Heb. 13:5). Today, be content with God and His provision for your life. He, alone, knows what is truly best for you anyway.
So as you read this today, maybe you too have been asked to feed and water a neighbor's pets. Now is probably a good time, while it is on your mind, to go and take care of them. And when you return to your home remember to spend some time with God. He has never forgotten you!
