They will eat anything.One is 15 and the other is 16 years old, so they're starting to have some years behind them. They live a pretty good life, getting plenty of love and exercise, and they've rarely been deprived of table scraps.
We took them to the vet last week for a regular check up and found out that the older dog, Abby, is beginning to show signs of kidney problems. It's nothing too serious yet, but she's been placed on a strict diet. She can no longer receive pieces of meat or veggies from our dinner plates, nor small tastes of any sweets. Abby wants to eat food that is harmful for her, because it taste good to her. However, we know that if she continues to consume harmful human food then she will die unnecessarily early.
As my dog's "master" I have a responsibility, no, an obligation, a requirement, to keep her away from the harmful food she desires, even though it may taste good to her. I instead give her specific food that will make her healthy, and keep her alive and happy longer, even if it doesn't immediately appeal to her.
Abby still wants what she can't have.
Sometimes that's how our relationship with Christ can be. Jesus is providing us with what we need in life to live free and happy in Him. However, at times we may still search out things that we think will "taste good" even if they are truly harmful to us. Each time we want and indulge in the things of this world that simply feel good instead of things of Christ that we need, we are harming ourselves, and sometimes those around us as well.
When we allow Jesus to be our Master, and we indulge ourselves in the "food" that He feeds us, then we are consuming the food that we need for healthy souls and joy in this life and for eternity.
The most beautiful thing is when what we want in life and what we need in Christ become the same.
"Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart." -Psalm 37:4
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