Comments on: I Want To Be God's Dog

By: Patti Sikes

Patti Sikes — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:10:30 +0000

Thank you, Patrick! You have just written my post for tomorrow. Actually, I won’t have to write, just link up to this. Way to listen to His Spirit again!

By: Dee Andrews

Dee Andrews — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:51:21 +0000

I needed to hear this post, too, Patrick. It certainly helps to view our relationship with God and Jesus Christ in this positive way, rather than the detrimental way most of us oftentimes do.

Too many times we find it difficult, a burden and something that “HAS” to be done to find and spend time with God. Then, we become really afraid that what we bring is insufficient.

I LOVE this analogy you bring about pet dogs. And, I’m not even a dog lover, although I’ve softened a bit of late with some of the smaller, sweeter ones.

Cheers & Blessings to you all today!

Dee

By: Mommynator316

Mommynator316 — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:14:19 +0000

Like others who have responded, this was definitely a word at the perfect time.

Thank you.

By: Lance

Lance — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:25:24 +0000

I think I will go practice my barking. Thanks for this Patrick.

By: Brian M

Brian M — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:41:59 +0000

I needed to hear this today. Thanks

By: Darryl

Darryl — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:19:52 +0000

Patrick,

I dare say, knowing what I know of you, that you would never be able to lay your head on your pillow at night content that you offered less than your very best.

And, don’t you think while God accepts our imperfect gifts, He wants us to offer even better gifts, or why else all those scriptures encouraging us to grow?

Lest I be misunderstood, I’m not really trying to debate your basic premise, but simply add a bit of nuance.

By: Donna

Donna — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:53:07 +0000

I love this. It reminded me of something I wrote a long time ago. When I looked up where I posted it the first comment was from you! I love it!

By: Danny Gill

Danny Gill — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:07:43 +0000

I suspect that the best any adult can produce is still a 5-year-old’s drawing to God.

By: Darryl

Darryl — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:33:16 +0000

Patrick,
A 5 year old’s drawing given in love brings a smile to our face. It’s the best they can do. An adult child who continues to bring you the same quality of gifts probably wouldn’t elicit the same response. Why? Because they could and should do better.

The key, in my view is that Jesus said she did “what she could.”

THAT is the test of quality and acceptability. Others may look at our gift and sneer. Thankfully,God doesn’t hold us accountable for how others think we should respond.

Neither does He hold us accountable for how others could/should respond but for how we should respond.

So, I suppose I’m saying that quality matters. It’s God who determines the quality. It may be imperfect in the eyes of others, but if it’s YOUR best it will bring a smile to His face.

I appreciate where you are going with this, friend, but I must say that I have never done the best I could do and I suspect that is true of others. Sometimes I did the best I could do on the spur of the moment… but I have never been able to lay my head on my pillow at night knowing that I did all I could do the best I could do it.

By: Greg England

Greg England — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:02:42 +0000

A great start to my morning!