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A few months ago, our family adopted a rescue dog named “Goliath”. He has been, minus a few destroyed belongings, a constant source of joy in our home. It seems as if he knows I’m having vision problems and gives me extra care. I do tend to have a heavy hand with the treats so that is a possibility, too. Nevertheless, Goliath has captured my heart.
When adopting our new dog, we went through a local rescue outlet that told us his story. His mom was found malnourished. It had been clear that she was nursing puppies but was not getting food herself. The shelter owner, Rebecca, fed the mother and followed her out the next day to see if she would lead her to the puppies. There she found Goliath. He was living in a ditch in a junkyard. Rebecca cleaned him up, fed him, and gave him the proper care he needed. Goliath is now living his best life. He is the king of the castle in the VonBerg home.
Although I find him nearly perfect, he does have one bad habit, he loves trash. He loves to find paper or tissue and shred it. Every time I see him with trash I say, “Goliath, you are not a junkyard dog, you are my treasure!”
It hit me one day, I need to remind myself of the same thing. I’m treasured. Sometimes I can go back to digging for scraps in the trash when I am a chosen child of God.
My encouragement to you today is you are no longer marked by your junk or trash; you are marked by His love. When you’re tempted to fall into bad habits or not right thinking, go to His Word and let Him remind you of who you are.
Deuteronomy 7:6 “For you are a holy people belonging to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be his treasured possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.”
Missy
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