Animals may be a reflection of us.....

Ya know.. Sometimes I get a little agitated with these pets!
They lay on the floor, and shed their hair not
even caring that I have to clean it up. They expect us to provide them food without even asking or saying please.. they want treats
at night after we brush our teeth for bed. . they want us to pet them...they chew up tissue paper on the floor when we leave it out... they really are spoiled to be two animals that were rescued from death or a life outside in the cold/hot wet, sticky weather...
There was nothing that these animals done for them to deserve our love. They didn't knock on the doors of our home and say: "We love you and we want you to let us move in and we will be good... we promise!" They were simply born and abandoned. We went to the shelter to adopt Harper. He was cute.. but he wasn't house broken. Allie was mean from day one. (I am sure that is hard for some of you to believe). But we took them home, loved them, and we provide everything that they need... and yet... Allie grabs my feet when I am asleep in bed when he knows that makes me angry... Harper faithfully barks at the neighbors even though he knows they are harmless... and yet we still love them and let them stay.

Hmm.. interesting huh? Do we do this with God? Do we prance around and act like we deserve a home, and food, and love, and grace..?? Do we do things to irritate him after this pardon that he has shown us? If not a heated/air conditioned home with a reliable vehicle to go make more money was not enough, he gave us eternity with him? What do we do? We act like Allie & Harper! We prance around like we deserved it the whole time, and still have the audacity to ask him for more! WOW. Something to ponder!