Water Your Worth

We are in an age when animals of all kinds are being given certificates for being of service and or emotional support assistance with the ability to help with different tasks and also travel with their person wherever they go. There are definitely some animals that uphold this idea better than others, however it seems like sometimes animals might be more in tune to the need of service and connection than most humans – you see these videos of animals reaching out to humans for help because they know they can trust them and they simply need the skills the human has in order to help them. Animals… well, all of creation seems to be far more sensitive to the needs for themselves and others over humans lately. While I have rolled my eyes a little at some of the stories I have heard of people claiming emotional support from, like a peacock, I also know that it is not my place to say what level/capacity that animal has to be able to hold space for their person. Here is where I have found myself lately…

My whole life children and animals have always been more drawn to me than most peers or adults in my life. I have always just had a “sense” you could say when it came to engaging with them. I remember being a child and brushing off the very real concerns my mom was trying to share with me as I tried to let her know that I would know if an animal was dangerous to me. I have been mocked when I stopped on a mountain bike trail to say hi to the mama bear and her cubs (from a distance), yet there is still a feeling within me that I just cannot deny. Children always give me a look and a smile as if they know me, animals typically come to say and respond to me well and even strangers have come to me with their feelings and things they are facing or processing – there is a comfort, a likeness as if they just know that I uphold a role in my spirit as a caregiver and will be a safe space. Not too long ago I had a revelation that this was one of the ways that Jesus works through me, giving me part of who He is coming through my heart in order to allow for that safe space that He is to be present with others.

God knows exactly what He is doing; so much so that He blessed me with a child that is also highly sensitive and has given us tasks to care for animals, plants and others pretty much since my child was three months out of the womb. Now, I get to see how easily my son approaches dogs on a trail and asks them if he can pet them and then how dogs we watch very quickly attach to us and trust us while also stepping in to protectors of us – it is really quit neat to observe and also continue to be part of. So here is where I have found myself recently…

At the beginning of creation our Father and the one true Creator gave ruling/stewardship to mankind to name, keep watch over and create a safe space for all creation. What if there are just some of us where part of their make-up is to maintain this same sense of care and stewardship? Service humans (haha) – people who can actually feel creation (plants, animals and all) and are able to be seen as that safe place, a place that holds a spark of home in them with respect and assistance when needed.

I kid a little about this while also finding fascination with the ease of some things over others. For instance, I am able to write better than talk sometimes and I can typically interact with animals and children better than adults. But(!), I also do believe that all of us are built with this type of connection within us and that some just need to peel back the filth that has built up from the world in order to see it and some are just so caught up in the world that they have disconnected from any kind of want to be in their natural God given roles. Obviously, this (like most of my thoughts) has many facets and layers to it and I am always open to continuing talks. So, are you a service human?

Let’s get a coffee and talk about it.

No matter what your time here is always appreciated and who are is especially worthy to know the ways He works through you for His image.