It seems quite evident that God created pets, animals of different species, and all things, and united us, to inspire in humans the desire to care, and to teach them to respect and love all around them.
Since evolution and civilization have alienated human animals from the understanding and feeling that they also belong to the same Creator Principle of Heaven and Earth.
DIVINE WISDOM shows that pets, and animals in general, are as worthy or more than human animals; and have always deserved the respect and care of human beings, but they are cruelly neglected.
A NEW AWARENESS, yes, is a legitimate and healthy global movement:
. Necessary FAITH in GOOD, derived from the honest understanding and practice of CHRISTIAN doctrine; is the necessary ethical choice;
. PETS, animals of all species, and the environment being treated with respect by humans, on the benefit of all; and,
.VEGAN* REVOLUTION — because it is not possible to destroy all forests and turn them into pasture for fattening cattle, for excessive and harmful use of animal protein in human foods, and enrichment of some in the livestock industry and its affiliated political positions; IGNORING the ill-treatment to animals kept in confinement, CRUELTY in transportation and industrial slaughterhouses; in DETRIMENT of a more varied diet balanced and healthier for people — without meat or animal products —, and of the necessary and late sustainable use of the environment.
* I greatly reduced meat intake but use eggs; I avoid foods saturated with industrial chemistry and the use of products that exploit animals. My pets feed on rice, vegetables, and chicken, boiled; coconut oil, and cornmeal cake with rice milk.
FOODS should serve HEALTH and not the disease.
Like any other DRUG, people have become hostages, sick and slaves to the BAD food and its “antidotes“: miracle products and diets, gyms, aesthetic clinics, and quacks, to sustain vanity. They lose their pennies, and often their lives, to regain health and self-esteem.
Excessive consumption of animal protein from hormone-filled meats to accelerate growth; transgenic products; industrialized garbage called of the drink or food; EXCESS salt, fat, sugar, thickeners, preservatives, acidulants, dyes, etc., and treated water, saturated with chlorine, hormones, etc.
As they say: “You are what you eat!“ Physically and Spiritually.
Healthy food and water = GOOD BLOOD!!
“For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.” Romans 8:39
A rescue dog mourning the loss of his adoptive human has found a new family after a photo of him grieving went viral.
The dog, Moose, was pictured sitting next to his human’s hospital bed, patiently waiting for his dad’s return, unaware that his owner had passed away.
Eleventh Hour Rescue
The photo was posted by Eleventh Hour Rescue along with the dog’s story and a plea to find him a new home a week after Moose’s owner’s death. The rescue wrote of the photo:
“Moose sat patiently next to his dad’s hospital bed, waiting for him to return, not knowing that “Dad” had passed away. Poor Moose has now been returned to Eleventh Hour Rescue and he’s taking the loss of his dad pretty hard.”
The rescue later told TODAY that Moose also “was waiting by the door, waiting for his owner to come home” according to Moose’s owner’s caretaker. She couldn’t console him so returned him to Eleventh Hour Rescue so they could try and get him adopted.
Moose, a 3-year-old Labrador mix, had a sad back story that Eleventh Hour shared. Moose was found tied to a railroad sign in front of an animal shelter in Georgia in 2017.
Moose was at that shelter for many months and during that time he had no interest from adopters. This was very unfortunate for Moose. You see, the longer a dog sits at a kill shelter, the closer they get to being euthanized due to overcrowding. Luckily for Moose, a local shelter volunteer was determined to not let that be his fate.”
The volunteer arranged for a rescue partner to take Moose and he was transported to New Jersey where he quickly won many fans among the volunteers.
” We were won over by his happy personality and his love for life. We were all rooting for Moose to find his perfect home. And then one day, his “dad” discovered him and they fell in love. Moose finally had a loving home of his own. The future seemed pretty bright for Moose. But a year later tragedy struck and his dad passed away, leaving Moose in need of a home once again.”
The rescue asked if someone could help “Moose’s heart heal” with either a foster or permanent home.
Moose’s photo and story quickly spread online and the rescue soon received several adoption applications. And within three days they announced “this sweet, loving boy” has been adopted.
“MOOSE HAS BEEN ADOPTED by a wonderful family who will care for and love him for the rest of his life! Here is Moose pictured with his new human siblings (Mom & Dad were a bit camera shy). Thank you again to everyone who shared his story!”
Eleventh Hour revealed that Moose is going to a four-person family who recently lost their own dog of 14 years and wanted a dog they could give a home to. They also are friends of one of the rescue’s volunteers.
We’re so happy that Moose now has a chance to heal and has found a forever home. To see more of the dogs Eleventh Hour has available for adoption, visit their website.
Americans love their dogs. Over 54 million US households have a dog. Scott and I had the joy of dogsitting our “granddog” for several weeks this summer. As you can see from the picture, Alayna is a gorgeous German shepherd/huskie mix.
We were helping out our oldest son, Kevin and his beautiful wife, Michelle who just had a baby back in April (our first grandchild, Luke! ♥).
You guys, I love animals, but I’m more of a cat person. By the way, 42.9 million US households have cats. Despite being partial to cats, Alayna quickly stole my heart and taught me some spiritual lessons, too.
My cats, Jojo and Holly
8 Spiritual Lessons Dogs Teach Us
1. Love Unconditionally
Dogs don’t care what you look like, how much money or influence you have, and they don’t judge. They just want to love and be loved. Even though Alayna missed her family, she quickly adapted to us. Hands down, she would choose affection over her food. And dogs love to eat!
And you know what? She loved her neighbor, too. And her neighbor’s neighbor … and anyone with a treat … or anyone who would pet her!
Wherever we went, people (strangers) were drawn to Alyana. And she treated each person the same.
People were drawn to Jesus, too. Why? LOVE.
As Christ’s ambassadors, may others sense Christ’s love from us wherever we go.
“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:1
2. Live in the Moment
Many dogs are extremely intelligent. But they only access learned information as it is needed—in the moment.
The past is gone. You can’t change it anyway. The future is up to the Lord. The only thing you can really enjoy and affect is the present moment.
“So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.” Matthew 6:34
Alayna was always up for a hike
3. Express Gratitude
Dogs are the best at showing gratitude, aren’t they? Every time we grabbed the leash to take Alayna for a walk, she ran around and jumped. Each greeting was like she hadn’t seen you in weeks.
Dogs remind us that even though something may be routine, we have so much to be thankful for, beginning with the air in our lungs given to us by our heavenly Father.
“I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the LORD Most High.” Psalm 7:17
4. Overcome Fear with Love
We’ve all heard those heartwarming stories about a frightful, aggressive dog who transformed into a kind, gentle dog after they were placed in a loving home.
Dogs can overcome their fear and insecurities through love, and so can humans.
The love of God transforms people! All we must do is let Him. We must give over our fears and insecurities to God and He exchanges them with his love.
“Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.” 1 John 4:18
5. Don’t Hold Grudges
There were days that we weren’t able to take Alynna for her walk. She never snubbed us for it. She was just happy when we did take her out. I think humans might be the only species that hold grudges—well, for the exception of cats! LOL! Hey, I have two cats of my own, but they certainly have a “catitude.”
Holding a grudge makes us sick. It weighs us down and keeps us from moving forward in life and in our spiritual growth.
I know it isn’t always easy to forgive. When I struggle with forgiveness, I remind myself that Christ forgave me and even died for me.
“Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.” Colossians 3:18
Scott and Alayna
6. Play
Dogs and kids love to play. And sometimes it takes that innocent wisdom to remind us, that we need to play.
“So I concluded there is nothing better than to be happy and enjoy ourselves as long as we can. And people should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of their labor, for these are gifts from God.” Ecclesiastes 3:12-13
7. Get Enough Rest
Dogs know when it’s time to rest. No one has to force a dog to take a nap. But humans—we need to be reminded to take care of our most basic needs. God even rested on the seventh day, people. Alayna reminded me it’s important to take a weekly Sabbath.
“On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work. And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from all his work of creation.” Genesis 2: 2-3
8. Be Open to Adventure
Alayna got Scott and me out of the house more. We took her for daily walks, three hikes, and a few road trips. Dogs don’t shy away from adventure the way humans do. Open the car door and a dog bolts inside.
God often calls us to take an adventure with Him—to do something out of our comfort zone. This is where spiritual growth will occur.
“Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!”
We returned our granddog a few weeks ago, but her lessons live on.
pet is love!! 