Intentionally Created

Haley, Cindy and John's daughter, shared this observation from her weekend. It ties in with what Luke talked about on Sunday night--that the Lord really intentionally created us, that He has unique plans for each of us, and furthermore, that He takes care of us.

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The neatest thing happened while we watched Lottie (their Labrador Retriever) retrieve this weekend. First, know that Lottie was bred to retrieve- when she works, it’s with the work ethic that I think God created in humans, without the stress we work with (that came along when Adam and Eve sinned). Lottie LOVES retrieving. She is focused and determined and ready for action… so much that Bryan has to remind her to stay put.

When she went to retrieve one of her last birds, she had to put her head under to get a duck that was trying to swim away. She got it and looked up proudly at Bryan . Then the duck managed to get free and fell back in the water. Often ducks, when they are wounded, will take themselves to the bottom of the water and hold onto a reed and die there, instead of giving themselves up. This is what we thought was so cool- instead of staring down in the water and whining at the duck that got away, Bryan said she looked at him with eyes that said- “Dad- what next?”

We realized how sweet that is- to look at our father asking him always “ Dad, what next?” Because there is ALWAYS a plan. He knows- and Lottie knew this. She trusts that she can do her job the best by listening to his commands. The time she spends in training and with her master is directly correlated with the trust that she has in him to provide directions ( and for them to be right).

I want to do that- look at my Dad with eyes that say “what next?”

(to end the story, the duck was long gone & there wasn’t anything to do besides go on looking for the next duck that was floating in the pond. The neatest thing was how Lottie was so proud of her pile of ducks! She gets fulfillment and enjoyment from obeying the commands of her master- and a security of when things go wrong, Dad knows what to do.)