Maybe you are a dog lover? Perhaps a cute little dog in a sparkly sweater is something you find absolutely adorable? Maybe the doggy day spa, doggy lounges and gourmet doggy meals is how you would pamper your precious pooch? RICH DOGS.
Or perhaps you are a junk yard owner with a mean guard dog... Maybe, a farmer with a hard working farm dog... A officer with a drug sniffing K9 cop dog... Blind with a seeing eye dog... Rider with sled pulling dog? WORKING DOGS.
Have you seen all the dogs in barrios (slums) of Mexico... or even, dumpster diving stray dogs? POOR DOGS.
Dogs come in all shapes and sizes and various walks of life. Pampered spoiled dogs, homeless alley mutts, cute little rich dogs, big mean poor dogs, hard working dogs and fat lazy dogs... Dogs, dogs, dogs, everywhere you go, there they are... dogs.
No matter the breed, no matter the gender, dogs are dogs. You can dress it all up in fancy clothes, talk to it like a spoiled child, but it is still a dog.
You're just not going to watch a long black limousine pull up beside you, with the back window rolled down and some dog sticking his head out and saying, "pardon me, do you have any Grey Poupon?" Dogs just are NOT that picky. They don't care if it has Grey Poupon or any other poop on! They dig into garbage. They sniff piles of poo... ughh, DOGS! They eat garbage, throw it up and go back and lick up their own throw up... ughh, DOGS! Don't be a dog!
As crazy as it sounds, we often find ourselves getting into our own "garbage" in life. Acting like dogs, we often find ourselves going back again and again to the same old habits and hang-ups. Returning again and again to smell the once-I-flung pile of poo, poo we tried and tried to get away from. The Bible talks about dogs going back to the vomit and compares it to our disgusting sinful nature (2 Peter 2:22)... Don't be a dog!
Dog's don't care about good fancy stuff... Jesus said, (Mt 7:6) "Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to the pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear yo to pieces."
The good news is there is something way better than Grey Poupon for you. Jesus gave His life so we can have new life. You do not have to keep going back to the same old piles of... stuff. There is help for your hurts, healing for your heart ache, mending for the depth of your soul, those old habits can be broken and there is peace and freedom. Don't be a dog! When you feel the urge to dive into the "garbage" again... dive into His arms of love, don't be a dog! When things get RUFF... Don't be a dog!
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