“Do not worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ Your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” – Matthew 6: 31-33
Dogs tend to think about their owners like this: “You feed me. You pet me. You shelter me. You love me. You must be God!”
Cats tend to think about their owners like this: “You feed me. You pet me. You shelter me. You love me. I must be God!”
Squirrels tend to think of people like this: “You don’t feed me. You don’t pet me. You don’t shelter me. You don’t love me. Thank God that you feed birds!”
Squirreliness has an undeserved bad reputation. No one wants to be called squirrely. Still, think about this. Squirrels are so good at what they do they have generated a whole industry, the manufacture of squirrel-proof bird feeders. Squirrels are so good at what they do that most of these squirrel-proof bird feeders are about as effective as the pills that are alleged to “burn fat.”
Squirrels are single-minded. They want their dinner, and they want it now. Nuts are preferred, but birdseed will do. And they use every resource they have to get their dinner. They balance on precarious perches. They use their tails like anchors. They dig in with their toes. They use their front paws and teeth like a heart-surgeon cracking open a chest. They are one of God’s most persistent creatures.
According to Jesus, above, we too must be single-minded and persistent in the pursuit of God’s rule in our lives, including thankfulness to God for our many blessings. If we’re not thankful we can become bitter or discouraged or arrogant. All we have comes via our heavenly Father’s initiative. - DJ
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