I was thinking today about my dog, Isabel. She is an English Setter and she has a crooked face. Her mouth is crooked and her teeth are out of line and when she closes her mouth, sometimes because her mouth is a little crooked, her lip gets caught on her teeth. She doesn't know any of this though. She thinks she is beautiful and to me she is. I love the way her mouth is a little crooked, I think it gives her character. I love it when she smiles and her lip gets caught on her teeth. I also love the fact that no matter what, she loves me. She gets so excited every day when I come home. It's like she has been waiting all day for just that. She runs around and whines till she gets a hug and a pat. Then she begins to show me all that she has done that day. If she is outside she runs all around the yard as if to show me that was what she had done all day. If she is inside she begins to drag all of her toys out to show me. I love that! When she is sleepy, she wants to crawl in my lap and sleep like she did when she was a puppy. Of course she weighs almost 50 lbs. now, so she gets a little heavy. I love her though! I love the unconditional love she has, the undying loyalty, the excitement when I come home. I love that she's not perfect!

It's at that point that I realized, that is how God is with us. He loves that we aren't perfect, He loves us with unconditional love and He is always loyal to us. He gets excited when we come to Him. He will even let us sit in His lap and rest, no matter what our size! He thinks we are beautiful no matter what and loves us no matter what. Do I want Him to see what I've done all day? Am I ready for that? Am I filled with excitement when I go to Him?

I can learn alot from Isabel. Maybe that's exactly why God gave us pets.