She really is a good dog. She is very protective and jealous if anyone gives me too much attention. She is totally housebroken and very dependable. That’s what makes her action so despicable. We have house guests, who of course, are the source of much attention and conversation. This evening, after she had been outside to care for her needs, she obviously had enough of my talking to our company. She walked over and about two feet away from me she squatted on the rug. It was a despicable act of “Hey, look at me.” She was definitely tired of sharing. Getting attention for being a bad dog was better than not getting enough attention.
Children do similar things. Teachers see it all the time. Little kids often misbehave as to not be ignored. So I got to wondering if sometimes we adults act poorly because we want God’s attention. Actually, we always have it but sometimes we think He doesn’t care. I know we are often angry at Him because we don’t get all the things we pray for. When we have a very sick loved one we ask, we beg, we plead, we implore God to make them better and it doesn’t happen. Sometimes we actually lose them and our anger spills out with contempt that God would allow something so horrible. It is on such occasions we should be honest with Him and tell Him exactly how we feel. He appreciates our honesty much better than should we lie to Him and tell Him how great we think He is. As difficult as it is for us to understand, the truth is He always has our best interest at heart and does the best thing even though we just don’t get it. We have His attention. We really do.
Written by Roger Bothwell on November 7, 2011
Spring of Life Ministry, PO Box 124, St. Helena, CA 94574
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