A Lesson From My Dog Tucker

Today I finally got the chance to do a post for this blog, mostly because it's raining and thunderstorms outside. Unfortunately, I'm stuck inside with not much to do. Yesterday, when it was the same way outside I decided to do my mom a favor and clean the house so I kicked the dogs outside for about an hour to get them out of the way. About 45 minutes into cleaning I noticed that my dog Tucker was back inside panting and pacing and drooling all over my clean floors because the thunder was scary for him. It didn't take me long to see that the screen from the open window was flapping in the wind. He had jumped through the screen!! I could not believe this coward of a dog! As I continued to clean (with Tucker busily looking for a place to hide) I pitied him but then remembered last week when I was feeling the same sort of fear in my life. 

I was scared of my move to L.A., leaving home again, worrying about making friends, etc. And not really being able to see the good in it. Even when I have been blessed so greatly all I could think about was how badly I wanted to just stay home, where it's safe. It's the same thing with Tucker, he was outside with 5 acres to run freely on and all he could think about was how badly he just wanted to be home, where he could hide away in the laundry room. 

In my time with God I feel most convicted by Mark 8:34-35."If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it."

After all my time in prayer, going to school in L.A. is following God's will for me. Taking up my cross and following him. It's the only way, that I can see, to deny myself and walk with God. Even though this is one of the greatest blessings it is so far out of my comfort zone that I get really scared sometimes. But unlike Tucker I'm not planning on throwing a fit and jumping through a window screen anytime soon. Just enjoying the time I have while I'm here and thanking God greatly for the opportunity he has blessed me with. 

-God will never give you anything more than you can handle.

Inspirational Bible Chapters:

Matthew 5

Psalms 9