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Leash puller
by Given
the new dog in our household, most members of the family have now taken on the
role of being leash pullers. Taking
this pup for a walk can be a pleasant experience, but it requires vigilance,
watching for desired behaviours over the undesired. He is
being taught at the moment to walk by our sides and around the back, but he
is not being allowed to walk in front, particularly in front of my feet. When he shows the desired behaviours a
pleasant and encouraging voice is used, and sometimes even edible rewards as
well.
God desires
and requires our best, and thus he regularly uses people and circumstances to
be our leash-pullers, to give us clear messages in love about our need for
change. It is God’s way of refining us
for heaven. “If
you profit from constructive criticism you will be elected to the wise men’s
hall of fame. But to reject criticism
is to harm yourself and your own best interests.” Proverbs
15:31,32 Today,
let God do the ‘leash-pulling’ He needs to in your life! |
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When the
dog walks in an area not desired my voice changes to gruffness, and the leash
is pulled quite definitely, reminding him of his master’s
dissatisfaction.