There is Always Hope!

Luke 8:26-39

God does not see what we see or should I say we don’t see what God sees. I am sure no one wanted to be near the demon possessed man mainly because of his appearance, but not Jesus, he didn’t look at the outside appearance, he saw something more, he saw something worthwhile in that man.  I also noticed this with people that would see my dog, who right now doesn’t look so good on the outside.  Some would say something about how terrible he looked, while others would never say anything to me, but would speak to him in such a loving and caring way.  Originally, I was going with the fact that we can never know the inside of someone if we let the outside hold us back, and while that is true and a good lesson from Jesus that is not where God has lead me.  He reminded me, through my dog’s sickness, that there is always hope no matter what the situation looks like.  A friend reminded me this morning that we can never give up on something, including our beloved pets.  I am convinced that God is always teaching us, but we don’t realize this because we are not always listening.  Because of my dog’s sickness I have been forced to slow down a bit and it seems that I have also been more in tune with God and what he is trying to teach me.  I cannot even begin to tell you everything that I have learned over the last few days---just sad that it takes such difficult circumstances to get me back in tune with my God.  One of the biggest things though is to continue to have faith no matter what the situation looks like on the outside.  Brady, my dog, looks bad on the outside, but his eyes tell me that he feels better than he looks and while I don’t know what the future holds.  I do know that this little dog has taught me many things, but the greatest is to not give up; don’t ever give up on anything and anyone.  God is always in control and no matter how dreadful the situation looks----he can turn it around---never doubt and always have faith in the God that never gave up on you!