ponder

I was inspired recently during a revival to write my thoughts about the topic of God and Dogs...it's something I ponder from time to time...and when I've shared it with people...they usually say..hmmmm...I've never thought of that.....so many people as matter of fact, that I decided I would write my thoughts on this, since I have my own space on the WWW to put my thoughts..whether anyone is interested in reading them or not....

Actally it seems to me a rather simple thought...so much so, that this morning, I got an email from someone, and this was the first time I read something connected to my thinking....about this topic...naturally I waited to long to get mine up...

My thought is simply based on unconditional love....a love that we humans have such a hard time being able to achieve...and I mean achieve....as it is written in the bible (1Corinthians 13)

A lot of people want to know if their dogs will go to heaven..I'm not going to touch on that topic...we will all believe what we want to believe...but this is what I find so interesting.....That the name God....and the name Dog....spelled backwards...spells each other....or however you want to say that...To me, that is rather significant on a scale of 1-10 where the dog comes in.......and I would say that God probably thinks very highly of "man's best friend"...as I'm sure He had something to do with Adams thinking and how Adams brain worked....and very probably planted some seeds of wisdom in Adams brain........

When I read the book Driven by Eternity by John Bevere (Great book by the way!!) there was a page in there that made reference to Adam being given the "privilege" of naming the animals...So perhaps Adam knew somethings that we didn't know about the heart of God and therefore gave the dog his name being God spelled backwards, because he knew that the love of a dog was unconditional, much like the unconditonal love of our Heavenly Father...no matter what we do, or what we say, or how we treat "God or Dog" they still love us...and if we spit on them or kick them or what ever ugly thing we choose to do in a weak, or ignorant moment...when we go back to say we are sorry, God and dog, are there waiting for us, still loving us, and wanting to be our loving companion, wanting to spend time with us...how many of us have that unconditonal love for our friends or family or neighbors, how often are we sitting and waiting for them to come to their senses and come to us, so we can show them how much we forgive them, for the ugly and hateful ways they have treated us, ........hmmmmm....and there is the faithful four legged companion....that has more unconditonal love in its paw, than the majority of the human race...has in its whole body...wow, that's hard to say "the majority of the human race"...but that is how I see it...as I sit here trying to think of anybody I know that posesses the quality of unconditional love (quality or is it a gift?)....but as I look down I see two four legged companions that are right by my side, waiting for me to move, and wanting to be with me where ever I go, to lick my hand, or make me laugh or just be by my side.....because they love me so much, no matter what I do, or how I treat them....

Thankfully many years ago, I was given a revelation by God, about how my compassion had been misplaced, and I loved animals more than people...I'm not proud to admit that, but I am thankful, that today I know better, because I have cultivated my personal relatonship with my Heavenly Father, which is by far the most thrilling adventure I have ever been a part of, I still love my dogs....but now I understand that they are a gift to me, from my Heavenly Father, because He knows we all need something, someone to love us uncondtionally, kind of like God, with fur on.....? and while they are loving us, we can be praying for those...who are trying to figure out what unconditional love is all about...maybe we can pray them right into it.....? and ourselves too....