I have two dogs, Kendra, and Kiesha. They are very big dogs, weighing about 85 lbs each. When they bark, they are really loud, and sometimes they can be scary. You wouldn’t think these big, strong dogs would be afraid of anything, but they are.
Not too long ago, the dogs were lying on the back porch. It had been a clear, sunny day. As it got closer to evening, the clouds started moving in. Soon, it became quite dark outside, and we began to hear a rumbling sound.
We saw lightning flashing in the hills around our house, and the thunder banged so loudly that the house shook. We were having a summer lightning storm. There was no rain, and it was warm outside, but it was a storm just the same.
Our family was inside the house, but the dogs were out on the porch. (They don’t get to come inside, because they get so excited that they knock over the furniture when they come in). While we were listening to the sound of the thunder, we also heard something else: there was a whimpering, whining sound coming from our back porch. It started to get louder, and then we recognized that it was Kendra howling! The dogs were afraid of the storm!
We opened up the back door, so the dogs could see and hear us through the screen. We told them it was only thunder and that they were safe. We sat down to watch some television, when all of a sudden Kendra was standing in the living room! She had pushed her giant head right through the screen, ripping it apart! We tried to push her back out the door onto the porch, but she wouldn’t budge. She just shook her head, “No” as we pushed and pointed. The only way she was going to feel safe was to be in the house with her family.
That reminds me that we, too, have a place where we can always feel safe. It is with our Father, God. We don’t have to go anywhere to look for Him, because He is always right with us, no matter where we are or what is happening. If we are afraid of the storms in our lives, we can say a prayer to God, and we can be sure that He hears us and is right there with us, keeping us safe. “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” (Psalm 46:1).
2 comments:
Big dogs are a lot like big kids. They may look and act big and strong... but somewhere down inside there are things that strike fear into their lives....
And like your dogs, they can't believe you when you say, "There's nothing to be afraid of." I guess our biggest job as parents, is convincing our kids that there IS a place of safety.
i love your wirting stile it is always so awsome to come home from a long day and to read something new from you you keep me thinking in a new and exciting way and god is really like our family
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