I once heard a sermon about a concept called Cat and Dog Theology. The cat says…”you feed me, you care for me, you pet me, you love me, I MUST BE GOD.” The dog says….”you feed me, you care for me, you pet me, you walk me, you love me, YOU MUST BE GOD.” I have a cat named Helen who is 18 years old and I have had her since she was a couple of weeks old. She has a sense of entitlement and believes the world and my life should revolve around her. She is self-centered and has her own agenda. She does what she wants to do and…
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Self-hatred is something that seems to permeate our society, especially among women. Personally, this is something I have struggled with my entire life. I have really been thinking about this as I seek God’s healing and deliverance from every remnant of self-hatred that has plagued me since childhood. Most self-hatred seems to center around physical appearance and physical beauty. What I am realizing is that that is a very 1-dimensional view. My body is not just my physical appearance – it is my mind, my personality, my intellect, my spirit, my emotions, my heart, and my senses. So, I have begun to pray like this: I praise You God for my knees,…
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I have two precious dogs that I walk daily. One is 7 and one is 13 years old. The 7-year old, Jazz, is a shih tzu with a very laid back, easy-going personality. The older dog, Whitney, is a maltese and is the alpha dog. She barks frequently and seems to run things while Jazz just submits and goes along with everything. I have a “Y” leash with a splitter on it – so I hold 1 leash in my hand and the splitter provides two smaller leashes – one for each dog. Each day when we finish our walks, I lean down to disconnect their leashes. An interesting thing…
