We hired a dog trainer this week. He uses a shock collar. Before you pass judgment upon our cruelty, consider the facts. He brought out his dog which was in his car. A beautiful Austrailian Shepherd, with out a leash! The dog never took his eyes off of his master. His attention was on him without distraction. He hits the button on the shock collar before every command. Seems strange.
Our dog pays attention only when we have something it wants. Like a treat or a toy or affection or a walk. (Seems a lot like me and God.) The purpose of the shock collar is to teach the dog to pay attention to your commands. We saw the lack of this a few minutes later when our dog spotted a bird outside and barked and tensed up and completely and entirely ignored us, even when we touched or grabbed him. He's a good dog and he loves to please us (like me and God). But he gets distracted SO EASILY!
I know God doesn't have a shock collar, but sometimes I wish He did. I have so much to learn about listening and paying attention!
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