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Cat back on a leash

Monday, July 26th, 2010 by Jon McDugle

In the last blog I shared our “cat story”.  Midnight is now enjoying “heaven on earth” as he is living “unleashed”!  But what if we woke up to find him leashed up in our garage? What would posses a cat to do that? I’m guessing it would be his love for Jessie. He would rather spend his life leashed to her than run free without her.

The Apostle Paul writes, “As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received” (Eph.4.1). What would posses a guy like Paul to lock himself into a “prison”.  It’s all about who is with him there in prison. When you meet Jesus and experience His love and the joy doing life with him and the hope He offers…there is only one place to be… “leashed to Him”!

Each day we wake up we have the choice of doing life without Him or walking with Him. Leash me up to HIM every-time! It’s when I start living unleashed that I end up in the swamp of suffering.

I hope you enjoy “living leashed” today!

Jon

Jon McDugle is the lead pastor at First Baptist Church in Danville, Indiana (map). He can be reached by email at jon@firstbaptistdanville.com. Learn more about our church, our staff and don't forget to subscribe to Jon's weekly blog posts by rss or email. See all posts written by Jon.