I'm a proponent for keeping your cats safely inside. My biggest worry is that one of our dogs is going to chase after one of those cats and get hit by a car. Usually when my dogs are outside they are in the safety of their dog run, but sometimes they are loose in the yard with one of us. But those cats catch their eye and off they go.
Our dogs will then have tunnel-vision and seem suddenly deaf. I'm so afraid they will dart across the road and be hit.
I think we are a lot like that. We let things side-track us and get our full attention. Then we are off chasing after them, not thinking about the danger. Not thinking that we aren't where we are supposed to be.
God wants our eyes on him, our attention focused on Him. If we do that, the things around us fall into place and we are happiest.
So, this weekend, don't take your eyes off Him and go chasing after any "cats" when you know you shouldn't!
(You know what else? My dog knows where to turn to when he's scared! My son is vacuuming and my Golden is terrified of the vacuum. - wuss! - So he has run to me and hidden under my legs at the desk because he knows who will protect him! I think there's a lesson in there, too, don't you?)
Good analogy - another point to my focus post (that is still pending :).
ReplyDeleteWhen we first moved to AL, our dog, Mercy, chased a bird off a 40-foot cliff! The cliff was hidden by the trees from the valley below - we didn't even know the danger was there. She survived, but is a 3-legged dog because of it. It is also another neat story of God's Mercy to us! (there were several other things, but this is already long enough :)
Have a great weekend!
Well, Amen! I have to admit that I get sidetracked far more often than I should...thank goodness for His grace.
ReplyDeleteThose are great illustrations of the way we are sometimes~!
ReplyDeleteI could not hsvr had any better therapy for my weekend then this right here.
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Hello! I thought I would stop by and say hi...I found your blog through another site. My 2 yrs old son has CF and I love to connect with others who know what we are going through! Hope we can keep in touch :)
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Yes - I had heard about the tornado touching down in Clay Twp - I didn't look at pictures (yet :). It's amazing that we have this connection from the past.
ReplyDeleteSorry - my "focus" post probably won't be as profound as the delay has made it out to be - it's simply that I didn't have any time to write it.
Hope you had a great weekend!
The pastor at church this morning has me thinking along these same lines.
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Hey, your verification word for me was bible... wow!
:o) Joshua promised me it was a word lol he even looked it up for me. I must say this is way over my head. It was so nice of you to stop by our blog! It makes me so happy to hear about CFers that kick statistics in the butt.
ReplyDeleteAnimals can teach us so much. My dog reacts the same way when it comes to cats so I won't let her come in the front yard without a leash. I sometimes ask God to keep me on a tight leash in situations where I know temptations are high.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your prayers.
Thanks also for being a fan. :)
Ugh!!! Nothing is worse when my babies see the neighbors cats. Lilly chases them and they have a HATE relationship. They have their front claws so I always get so nervous!
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