I walked the dog this morning and learnt a lesson
Posted by Tomi O on Monday, December 08, 2014 with 8 comments
Hello people,
How have you been? Remember chi-chi? chi-chi is 'our' dog and I took her for a walk this morning. I regularly don't do this but I am around and my younger sister started complaining when she started barking in the morning as an indication for us to take her out.
I walked her round our close and when we got back, some chickens had invaded her 'space' and she almost ran out of my hands to defend her 'territory' to chase the chickens away from her food and water and a light bulb came on in my head.
Do you defend your territory like this?
The Bible clearly says in Proverbs 4:23 Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life.
I know right now that I don't.
I also love the analogy I heard recently, about having a field and how weed doesn't struggle to grow but it takes extra planning and effort to grow a seed deliberately. You want to plant maize, you have to plan, water it etc. to make sure it grows, but for the weed? You don't have to 'do' anything.
God has given us this life - HIS life - we are stewards and we have the responsibility to 'defend' and God has equipped us, given us authority, given us dominion and he will ask us what we did with our life.
I have been giving this serious thought since morning - when I wasn't sleeping - and I want to ask you what I also ask myself and hoping I understand and get better at.
Is my life - and the lives connected to mine - precious enough to me to want to defend it like how God expects?
How have you been? Remember chi-chi? chi-chi is 'our' dog and I took her for a walk this morning. I regularly don't do this but I am around and my younger sister started complaining when she started barking in the morning as an indication for us to take her out.
I walked her round our close and when we got back, some chickens had invaded her 'space' and she almost ran out of my hands to defend her 'territory' to chase the chickens away from her food and water and a light bulb came on in my head.
Do you defend your territory like this?
The Bible clearly says in Proverbs 4:23 Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life.
I know right now that I don't.
I also love the analogy I heard recently, about having a field and how weed doesn't struggle to grow but it takes extra planning and effort to grow a seed deliberately. You want to plant maize, you have to plan, water it etc. to make sure it grows, but for the weed? You don't have to 'do' anything.
God has given us this life - HIS life - we are stewards and we have the responsibility to 'defend' and God has equipped us, given us authority, given us dominion and he will ask us what we did with our life.
I have been giving this serious thought since morning - when I wasn't sleeping - and I want to ask you what I also ask myself and hoping I understand and get better at.
Is my life - and the lives connected to mine - precious enough to me to want to defend it like how God expects?
Have a great week!!! :)
Territory defending comes naturally. We were engineered to protect our space and loved ones.. Interesting read.
ReplyDeleteHmmm... Yes, sometimes, but there is also the 'see finish' syndrome and you tend to take things for granted.
DeleteI miss my doggie, he would chase chickens and birds for the mere fun of it :D
ReplyDeleteThis is a good post, one of my resolutions for the next year is to take better care of my heart and all that happens to it!!!!
Lol.
DeleteYes, very important resolution. Thanks for stopping by!
Chichi is so cute. I'm lovestruck :)
ReplyDeleteI really don't think defending our territory come naturally, at least not all the time. Sometimes we let go ...
Thanks for sharing
My thoughts exactly.
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ReplyDeleteI miss my dog, too...shalom! Truthfully, the 'see finish syndrome' is always there and it takes integrity to help overcome that because it doesn't just come naturally. I also believe that it takes only faith to do that and the ability to build our spiritual minds with the word of God that helps to renew our minds daily knowing that whatever we have read builds up our faith to accomplish anything. By then we can always control what comes in and out of our hearts. My theme has been Titus 2:1-10 and it's really helping me understand myself more as often as I read it. Tomi, I thank God for the ability He's given you to be consistent and His grace will be sufficient for u always.
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