by Belinda Jabore
The analogy the Lord brought to mind was that of my dog “Jasper”, a rather large English Springer Spaniel.
He waits expectantly and patiently all day long, that I or my husband would spend time with him or take him for a walk, or just sit and pat him, talk to him and love on him. We go past the front door where his bed is many times throughout the day and he is always looking for us. When we stop to say hello he gets so excited by our presence, his tail nearly wagging off, but unfortunately we continually just have a few words to him on our way to work and the busyness of the day. As we pass him he becomes very sad, his face long and eyes droopy with a look on his face that I believe says, “Please would you talk to me some more, LOVE on me and take me for a walk PLEEASSSSEE..?”, then he realises that we are not going to. He then lies down on his bed with a very sad droopy face. He knows deep down that we do not have the time for him. We are either too busy with other things, or maybe we just can’t be bothered and are too lazy. All he wants is for us to sit down with him, talk with him, and tell him how much we LOVE him and just hang with him.
So in the end he gets fed up with waiting for us and decides to go around the back of the house and jump this really high fence to get across the road to get some love and affection.
It takes TIME to LOVE someone: We have to sacrifice things and time.
I believe the Holy Spirit of God is so desperate for us!! For our time, our love, our intimacy, and our affection from/for us. But if we do not take or MAKE time for Him we will lose Him. He will jump the back fence to go and spend time with someone WHO WILL LOVE and SPEND TIME WITH HIM.
He is waiting for you every second, every minute, every hour of the day and night.
Which one will you choose?
1) Your computer, your phones, your TV, your time, or just working so hard you just haven’t the time and are too tired?
or
2) Spending loving quality intimate time with the LOVER of your soul. Loving on Him, talking with Him, and just hanging with Him?
“HE WILL BE SO EXCITED WHEN YOU CHOOSE HIM’
Guard your time with Him.
