I am house sitting for my friends Brent and Jill and I just got a little lesson in freedom from Lou their dog. Lou is an active dog and today I have been gone most of the day with a job interview and working a Casting Crowns concert for World Vision. When Lou is by himself he has to stay in a kennel/cage so he doesn’t destroy the place. He is a wild man! Since being back I have observed just how much we Americans are really stuck in our own little kennels/cages. Some may call this bondage, but that is not the point. Whether it be a cage of business as usual, getting educated, or just busyness people feel it and mention it a lot. I notice it too, but I still feel pretty free and pray I stay that way. I also notice it watching people worship some people look like they just want to let loose and get crazy, but they don’t because of tradition and good manners. Anyway, back to Lou, I get home tonight let him out of the cage. He runs a lap or two around the house. He eats a little and I let him out in the back yard, but that is just not good enough for him so he comes back in and goes straight to hallway and starts barking. I follow him and see he is barking at his leash. He wanted out of the confines of the house and fenced in yard, so I put him on the leash and headed outside. Being outside made him even more excited and energetic. He was just alive! Lou is not a big dog just a little brown beagle, but he was dragging me around. I felt like God was telling me this dog really wants to run, so at 11:15PM right after a light rain we took a run. Actually 3 runs and not jogs, but straight-up racing Brandon Clayton sprints! Sprinting down the sidewalk of this beautiful suburban community I felt alive, and felt hope for freedom for everyone who wants it. I know God wants us all to feel the freedom I was feeling as I ran with Lou. Freedom is here, I pray we all make the decision to take it. Lou sure enjoyed the little he got☺
