What are you chasing?
Most every morning when I release our dog, Zeke, he has one thing on his mind…Bella! "How can I get to that cat before she scampers to the safety of the porch?" She taunts him from a distance, experience having taught her just how far she has to go and just how fast he is. “Meow!” He sits at the gate and waits until the latch is lifted and then he bolts! It’s on! Bodies leaning, hair raising, legs powering. It’s over in a flash. The cat sits calmly on the rail, licking her paw in triumph. The dog stands on full alert, wild-eyed, slobber dripping from his tongue hoping for a misstep. The morning chase is over. Bella wins again. He’s likely sat there in his pen thinking for the last hour staring at her wandering around the yard without a care in the world: "Cat," (I'm sure he doesn't know or care about her name) when I get out, which I will…Bam! I will get you!" His lone focus has been chasing her and tasting her. I hear his thoughts through his morning bark routine: Ruff! Ruff, ruff! Ruff, ruff, ruff, ruff! Ruff, ruff, ruff, ruff! Ruff! Do you know what that means in dog talk? Cat! Cat, Cat! Cat, cat, cat, cat! Cat, cat, cat, cat! Squirrel! What are you chasing? Does it seem as elusive as a wily cat? Do you find that you get easily distracted by the “squirrel”? We chase after a number of things… Significance Recognition Money Security Relationships Growth/ Success Don’t get me wrong…these things add color, texture and fulfillment to our life, but nowhere in Scripture are we encouraged to chase these things. What does the Word exhort us to chase? Wisdom!
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Robbie
8/31/2017 07:34:22 pm
Good stuff! Thanks for the challenge.
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