Ahhh, it must be a battery that needs changing in a smoke alarm. I tiptoed out of bed to the kitchen. Glancing at the stove clock, it read 2:00 am. Again I heard "PEEP...PEEP...PEEP".
I switched the light on at the top of the basement stairs and headed to where I thought I heard the alarm. Standing on the small stepstool I unscrewed the smoke alarm, pulled the battery and carried it upstairs where I set it on the kitchen counter. I would put a fresh battery in the morning .
I shuffled back to bed and snuggled under the covers. "PEEP...PEEP...PEEP..."
There was that annoying "PEEP" again! Back in the basement and up on the stepstool again I unscrewed the carbon monoxide alarm. I set it next to the smoke alarm on the counter and got back in bed again.
"PEEP...PEEP...PEEP" Are you kidding me? Where is this coming from? I put on my Nancy Drew cap and headed upstairs. Must be in the back bedroom. I pulled a chair under the alarm and unscrewed it . Again I placed it with the other two alarms on the counter and headed for the third time back to bed. Finally, I am going to get some sleep!
"PEEP...PEEP...PEEP..."
That does it! I stomped up the stairs , dragged the chair into the hall, unscrewed that alarm.Then I marched into the other guest bedroom and pulled that alarm out as well. It PEEPED in my hand and I knew I had the little culprit at last!
Down the stairs once again I dropped the two alarms on the counter with the other three!
I scoped the entire house looking for any alarms I may have missed. All gone. None. Zero Nada.
The whole "PEEPING"nightmare was finally over!
( It reminded me of Edgar Allen Poe's "TELL TALE HEART". )
The time was now 3:00 am.
By this time the dogs were restless following me around from room to room. Joy stood by the back door so I let her out .I stood on the porch in the dark staring at the stars and sliver of a moon that hung in the sky. It was still and quiet except for a rustling of leaves.
And then I heard it...."PEEP...PEEP...PEEP"!
Am I losing my mind? I have unscrewed every alarm in the house! "PEEP...PEEP...PEEP.."
And then it dawns on me...I am outside and now I am hearing the "Peeper Frogs!"
Oh Glory to God! I thought I was cracking up!
I looked up to the Heavens and I said "Lord, you have such a sense of humor!"
It took me a while, but I finally got back to sleep. In the morning Stanley looked at the counter and said "What are all these alarms and batteries doing here?"
I gave him a dirty look and told him,
"Don't ask, and I don't want to hear a "PEEP" out of you about this again!
There are days when the Lord is trying to get our attention.
Sometimes it is a gentle whisper "PEEP...PEEP...PEEP"in the distance. Sometimes it is a full blown alarm! The key is to be still listen and learn his voice so when he is trying to warn us of something to come, we will hear the
PEEP before it's too late.
Has the Lord been whispering something in your ear lately?
"The Lord said,"Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by."...A great wind tore the mountains apart...but the Lord was not in the wind. There was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. Then came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire, came a gentle whisper. And the LORD whispered to him, "What are you doing here?"
1Kings 19:11-13
We can all use a good Trumpet blowing alarm of revelation from the Lord.
But frequently it is the still small voice and gentle whispers of God that can bring about a fresh wind of instruction and encouragement into our lives.
HALLELUJAH!
PRAISE THE LORD AND SHARE THE GOOD NEWS!
~DONNA~
