The Dog Metaphor

The other day I was thinking about my dog. I thought "he is so lucky!" He does not have to worry about anything. How he is going to afford food, where he is going to sleep, how he will buy his new favorite toy. He trusts his masters to supply for all of his needs! And I thought about my own worries in midst of this economical crisis. How I will afford college, if I will be able to move out of my parents house, how I will be able to buy text books, clothes or food. Then I realized that I am like my dog. I have a loving master. I do not need to worry about how I will afford college, how I will eat, where I will sleep, how I will buy new clothes or the latest gadget, because my loving God will provide for all of my needs. Just like I lovingly provide for my dogs needs, God lovingly provides for mine.


Then I was thinking about all the times I got mad at my dog...when he would steal my shoes right as I was running late for school, chew on my power cord, or go potty in my room. I would get mad at him, but loved him so much that quickly the anger was over, and all was forgiven. Then I realized that is like how God forgives me. When I disobey Him, He may be angry at first, but He forgives me because He loves me so much. God loves me so much that He sent His only son, Jesus, to die for my sins so that I can spend eternity in Heaven with Him.


So next time you are worried, don't know how you will pay that next bill or afford that next meal, remember The Dog Metaphor. We have a loving and carring God who will take care of us.



And next time you think you've pulled the last straw, and God wont give you another chance, remember God is forgiving and loves you, you just have to accept his free gift of forgiveness.


Matthew 6:25-27 (NIV)
"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?"