When I was in elementary school I did a science fair project called, "Are Cats Smarter Than Dogs?" I used a series of tests to discover that my (3/4 year old) cat was smarter than my (7mo-1year old) puppy. It wasn't exactly fair, but the experiments proved that my cat was smarter.
In the last few months, our family adopted a sweet little puppy. Well, they told me she was going to be little, but at seven months and over forty pounds I think they lied. Regardless, I love this silly, pup. She's my shadow and needs to be close to me. But at the same time, she can be pretty dumb. When I became a mother, I thought I understood God more. Being a parent gets you to see how God can love something so useless, disobedient, and, well, not brilliant. Being a parent makes you understand that God sets limits for us so that we don't hurt ourselves or others. And as our children grow up, we really begin to find our gratefulness for God's unfailing love for us. But by golly, having a puppy is tenfold of understanding of God. I literally have to train this dog how to walk with me. And yet every morning, if she gets a scent of cat, squirrel, rabbit, whatever, BAM! she pulls off to the side. There goes my shoulder. I need to pull back and get her on track. I am continually asking her to not eat things she finds on the ground. I mean, come on. She has eaten trash, acorns (her favorite) and the pod that comes off of the magnolia tree (almost choked on that one). And yet, every single time I have to tell her, "No." I have to get her to drop it and spit it out. So many days I'm filled with thoughts about God. How many times does he tell us to spit out something bad? How many times does he let us bolt towards something not for us, only for us to have to be drawn back to what is good. Yet, I know that God is far more patient with me and my stupidity than I am with my puppy. Another lesson of how I fail and God is good. Now, each morning, when I get upset with the dog, I think, "Thank you God for dealing with my stupidness." (not a word)
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