I took my sweet puppy Poppy for a walk the other night.
Although super stinking adorable, she struggles on walks-
sometimes trying to eat the leash, sometimes trying to lead and run ahead,
sometimes getting tangled up in the leash, sometimes following far behind me,
sometimes getting startled & distracted by loud noises nearby,
and sometimes getting tired and just gives no up and sitting down mid-walk.
As we walked and I laughed at her I thought about how much I'm like Poppy.
I KNOW God is in control and has the very best for me, and yet I still struggle
to follow Him sometimes.
Sometimes I try to lead, sometimes I get weary and stop,
and sometimes I follow far behind Him ignoring His call to me.
Y'all I'm just like my crazy, silly puppy.
Jesus leads me to keep me safe because He loves me so-just like I love Poppy.
Deuteronomy 5:33 is the perfect reminder of this to me....
"So be very careful to act exactly as God commands you. Don’t veer off to the right or the left. Walk straight down the road God commands so that you’ll have a good life and live a long time in the land that you’re about to possess."
My prayer for us today is that we are reminded that we are to walk straight
down the road following Him- not veering to the right or the left-
remembering that His guidance is for our safety & protection
and is because He loves us so!