Lucky has been stuck inside quite a bit recently. I saw a couple wild blackcaps and decided to go blackberry picking around our house and take Lucky with me. Thinking it would be a fun event for her.

You don’t have to ask her twice to join you regardless of how mundane the task.

As it turns out, deer beds, the sights, sounds and occasional chipmunks to chase are much more exciting for a dog than a human’s idea of a smooth, calm berry picking adventure. This human had to keep pulling her back to keep her within the boundaries that would keep things from going amuck.

Our picking resulted in quite a minute amount. Not enough to do anything with. The tease of a couple berries lured me in only to be disappointed with the harvest.

When we were trudging back, I thought to myself, that I’m a bit like Lucky.

I’m so excited and distracted by a lot of the things of this world, only later to be disappointed by the outcome. I too, don’t want to be told, “No, don’t chase” that thing. Sometimes, we don’t want to stay within the parameters that God has set. Or, we want to jump ahead in our own timing, only to find that we come up sparse. We want to make decisions for ourselves with no restraints.

Just as Lucky cannot do her own thing for it will end in an unpleasant result. I too, cannot do my own thing, but need the guidance and boundaries of my Father to not end up with less than He designed for me.

Despite Lucky not being able to go her own way, she was happy to be outside with me.