"That poor, poor old dog", I said as I watched Granddaughter #1 roll around over Straw.
"She not poor and she not old dog, Mimi, she nice dog and I love her" Granddaughter said as she wrapped her little arms around Straw's neck.
"Watch dis, Mimi", she would say, "watch me stand up on her and she not care." And, up she would climb then fall down right on Straw, lean over then give Straw a kiss right on the nose.
"She not poor and she not old dog, Mimi, she nice dog and I love her" Granddaughter said as she wrapped her little arms around Straw's neck.
"Watch dis, Mimi", she would say, "watch me stand up on her and she not care." And, up she would climb then fall down right on Straw, lean over then give Straw a kiss right on the nose.
Straw was a gentle golden lab and the most patient dog I have ever seen in my life. Granddaughter #1 would roll on, bounce on, pull on, lie on Straw and Straw would lie as still as a rug and never make a sound.
Yes, Granddaughter #2 loved to roughhouse. Her favorite thing to do in the evenings after she had worn poor Straw out, was to wrestle with her daddy, squealing with delight all the while.
Soon after her little sister was born, some relatives were on their way to see the family.
"Now you be careful when we get there and don't play rough because she just turned three and you're five, you're bigger and you're a boy so you mustn't hurt her."
There was a knock on the door and as soon as it was opened, Granddaughter #2 ran toward the little boy; hit him with a football tackle, knocked him to the floor and immediately sat on him just like she sat on Straw. That poor little boy didn't have a chance. He looked helplessly at his grandparents as if to say,
"Is this the little girl you didn't want me to hurt?"
While we wouldn't want to say that we treat God badly, we do so when we choose our own ways over his. We all will deal with sin and its consequences throughout life - none of us have conquered that and God hates sin. You can look throughout Scripture and find many Biblical heroes that paid a price for their sin, yet ultimately turned their heart back over to God. However, when our lives are in a pattern of disagreement with God's ways, we are treating God without respect. In essence, we tend to want to march to the beat of our own drum and not follow the path God has laid out before us.
"If we are faithless [do not believe and are untrue to Him], He remains true (faithful to His Word and His righteous character), for He cannot deny Himself." 2 Timothy 2:13 Amplified bible
I heard someone say how thankful we should be that we don’t serve a mean, vicious, spiteful, or angry God. I say we should be thankful because we serve a good God....a kind, generous, faithful God.
Yes, Granddaughter #2 loved to roughhouse. Her favorite thing to do in the evenings after she had worn poor Straw out, was to wrestle with her daddy, squealing with delight all the while.
Soon after her little sister was born, some relatives were on their way to see the family.
"Now you be careful when we get there and don't play rough because she just turned three and you're five, you're bigger and you're a boy so you mustn't hurt her."
There was a knock on the door and as soon as it was opened, Granddaughter #2 ran toward the little boy; hit him with a football tackle, knocked him to the floor and immediately sat on him just like she sat on Straw. That poor little boy didn't have a chance. He looked helplessly at his grandparents as if to say,
"Is this the little girl you didn't want me to hurt?"
While we wouldn't want to say that we treat God badly, we do so when we choose our own ways over his. We all will deal with sin and its consequences throughout life - none of us have conquered that and God hates sin. You can look throughout Scripture and find many Biblical heroes that paid a price for their sin, yet ultimately turned their heart back over to God. However, when our lives are in a pattern of disagreement with God's ways, we are treating God without respect. In essence, we tend to want to march to the beat of our own drum and not follow the path God has laid out before us.
"If we are faithless [do not believe and are untrue to Him], He remains true (faithful to His Word and His righteous character), for He cannot deny Himself." 2 Timothy 2:13 Amplified bible
I heard someone say how thankful we should be that we don’t serve a mean, vicious, spiteful, or angry God. I say we should be thankful because we serve a good God....a kind, generous, faithful God.
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