A Strange Place

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I recently looked out my window and saw the strangest sight.  Now for the outsider looking in, I am sure they would not even noticed it.  For many, it would not have been in the least bit unusual.  But, for us, it was a strange sight.  In fact, it was worthy of calling the whole family around to stare out the window in disbelief!

Are you wondering what this amazing sight could have been?

It was a large white and gray colored CAT prowling around the INSIDE of our eight foot privacy fence!

What could be strange about a cat wandering around our yard, you wonder?

Well, we don’t OWN a cat!  In fact, we own a LARGE dog who absolutely was going crazy at the thought of an intruding feline invading his space!

Our yard was NOT this cat’s home.  In fact, this yard could have been very dangerous to the animal if we would have allowed our dog to have his way and let him outside.  But, watching the cat, you would have never known that.  He seemed completely comfortable roaming around this strange yard.  In fact, he LOOKED like he “owned the place.”  Our yard, to any passerby, appeared to be his home.

But, it’s not.

I thought about how I can so easily forget where my home is as well.

I make the mistake and believe this world is my home, strolling through, completely comfortable, as if I “own the place.”

“Friends, this world is not your home, so don’t make yourselves cozy in it. Don’t indulge your ego at the expense of your soul.” 1Peter 2:11, The Message

Many times I walk around “too cozy” or too comfortable in THIS world, accepting things that are not glorifying to God.  Sometimes I have been distracted and deceived, led astray by my longings for the “worldly” things my flesh desires.  Other times, I seek the approval of the world, instead of God.  And, there are times when I mosey along in this world, not even aware of the danger, like the cat in my yard.  Oh, how I want to remember at these times that THIS WORLD IS NOT MY HOME! The NIV translation puts it this way:

“Dear friends, I urge you, as strangers and aliens in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.”

Lord, help me to remember this world is NOT my home.  Help me to remember that You have set me apart from “the world.”  Lord, help me to never be “cozy” here, but to keep my eyes and heart to be set on “things above.”  Thank You, Jesus for Your forgiveness and Your Power to live this way!  In Jesus’ Name I pray.  Amen.

A question to ponder:

Are there any areas in your life where you have become “too cozy” with the world?

Tracy Berta

I am a wife to the most wonderful man and mother of five amazing children. Life at our house can be loud and crazy, but, oh, so wonderful and full of love. My favorite past time with my kids is “snuggle time” (and the best snuggle time is naptime!) I am totally in love with the Lord! I love spending time with Him and in His Word. I am so thankful that He has rescued me from myself, set me free from bondage, and made me a new creation in Him! I believe in the power of His amazing grace. My heart’s cry is to encourage women to seek a more intimate relationship with the Lord through prayer, reading His Word, and walking as free women in His glorious Light. My passion is to inspire women to pursue an authentic, passionate relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ through a writing, speaking and teaching ministry. My hope is that women are not satisfied with a life of mediocrity and defeat, but that they live abundant, transformed, and joy-filled lives. “And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge- that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” Ephesians 3:17-19 You can find Tracy at her personal blog “Thirsty for Him“.

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