Driving Doggie

Rueby Tuesday:

When I left for work this morning, I told Reuben that I would be right back. He waited and waited...but I never returned. He finally got tired of waiting, so he decided to hop in the car and look for me. When he found me at work, he ran into my office and gave me a big kiss.

Reuben never holds a grudge. He is never offended. Though he does not always sense his master's presence, he knows that his master loves him and will always provide for him. He knows that he has nothing he can give his master in return for all his master provides, so he lavishes his love upon his master.

He always forgives and forgets. Wherever his master is -that is where Reuben wants to be. For Reuben, happiness is just napping by his master's feet.


"Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable."
-- C.S. Lewis

Previous Comments from Original Blog:
Jon said...
Perhaps Reuben should start his own Doggy Driving School
12:29 PM
pixelfly said...
It was interesting to me when I discovered that the name for one of the 10 spies that went into the Promised Land "Caleb" means dog. He and Joshua believed they could take the land with God's help, but the other eight spies said there were giants in the land and it couldn't be taken by their weak 'slave' army having just come out of Egypt. They saw the reality of the situation, but Caleb and Joshua saw God and remembered the miracle of the Red Sea crossing. Another time in the Bible where dogs are mentioned is when Gideon needed to pull together an army and God told him to choose the men who 'lapped like dogs' and send all the others home. He did and although the army had few men the battle was won.Finally in the New Testament a gentile woman came to Jesus and begged for healing for her daughter. Jesus told her that it wasn’t right to give the children’s bread to the dogs. I thought that was a little insensitive of him, but the woman wasn’t put off. She told him, ‘Yes, but even the dogs eat the bread that falls from the Master’s table.’ Jesus made a point to commend her unusual faith and of course she got what she came for.In all these cases it was the faithful ‘dog’ that followed the Master into the blessing and won victory at His side. I think the larger truth hidden in these Scripture examples is that those who have the heart of the faithful family pet in the King’s family will go with Him wherever He goes and will enjoy blessings that even His own sheep have not realized. Kathleen(pixelsfly.com)
8:56 AM
Larry Joe said...
Great "dog"ma, Carlos! If I can be so bold, I have posted some "little dog" stories on my blog. He's sort of a Christ figure, although he runs around in 4 red hightops and carries an Ultimate Reward credit card that he uses for those in need.Your dog and him would get along great!
7:19 PM

Olympic Doggie

Rueby Tuesday:

Reuben grabbed his first gold medal in the 100 meter doggie paddle on Friday. He is quite an impressive little doggie. In fact, Reuben seems to be very successful in all his endeavors and quite prosperous.

However, sometimes Reuben forgets about the truly important things in life. This world tells us that our worth depends upon our accomplishments and status.

But the people in our lives care more about our love for them than our medals. They would rather have our hearts than be impressed by our greatness.

Max Lucado writes:
"Paul had an interesting observation about the way we treat people. He said it about marriage, but the principle applies in any relationship. 'The man who loves his wife loves himself' (Eph. 5:28). There is a correlation between the way you feel about yourself and the way you feel about others. If you are at peace with yourself-if you like yourself-you will get along with others."

Only God can get us to like ourselves.

Doggie

Rueby Tuesday:
Today's pic features Reuben, the universal doggie in all his splendor

I identify with the Reubs. I feel much like a doggie -not because my self esteem is low, but because I went to Jesus and said, "I want to belong to you".

Jesus smiled at me and said, "Hmmm, I don't know about this. Let's see, you're not a Jew like me, you're just a grumpy, dirty little Canaanite doggie... perfect! I wanted someone just like you that I can take home, clean up and love forever and ever."

He has held me in His arms ever since.

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"The woman came and knelt before him. "Lord, help me!" she said.
He replied, 'It is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs.' 'Yes, Lord,' she said, 'but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table.' Then Jesus answered, "Woman, you have great faith!"
Matthew 15:25-28

Previous Comments from Original Blog:

Jean said...
So many of us treat our dogs like family. We love them, take care of them, give them gifts, even though our pets do not really give us anything in return.That is much like our relationship with Christ. He loved us, provided for us, even gave His life for us, though He knew that we could not give Him anything in return. I think God put dogs on Earth to show us humans what our relationship with Him should be.
3:53 PM
Jon said...
Carlos, I got your comment on my Blog. Thanks for dropping by. After seeing your Blog, I am really excited that we have been introduced and I plan on dropping by your site regulary. I don't know you found me, but I'm glad you did. Grace to you...
12:00 PM
Carlos said...
Jon,Blogger has a "next blog" button on many sites. You were either a 'next' or a link on a page somewhere...Great blog by the way!
12:16 PM