Greetings dear friends…

I have been thinking about significance.  Mainly mine.

Sometimes I get to pondering about the fact that I’m just a

dog, and really not very significant when it comes to how important I am.

I was thinking about this in the car ride to the hospital for our visit.

We had just entered the building and were walking to

a visiting area.  I hadn’t even had a chance to fluff my fur when…a

lady saw me and said, “Well aren’t you just what I needed today!!!”

I stopped, because as I’ve said before, I always stop when I sense I’m needed. But

also, I felt important because someone needed me! (You’ll remember MMFI)

The lady told me that she had experienced a very difficult day already,

with some heart issues. She was now waiting anxiously for further tests. “I was

feeling so alone”, she said holding back tears.  My handler talked with her about God’s love and protection of her. “He’s always with you”, she said and I wagged.

I laid at her feet as she sat and petted me, talked to me, and told us she couldn’t

believe how perfect the timing was that I was there.

(Much research has been done on dog’s fur and calming humans.  It takes no

more than two minutes for human blood pressure to lower when they pet me.)

So, I laid there for lots of minutes.  She kept petting. And she became calm and smiling. And I had time to realize that the Lord Jesus’ in me IS my Significance.

 Through Him I become significant as my handler and I reach people the Holy Spirit

places in our path. It makes my tail wag in happiness to think that in Jesus, I am a four-pawed significant Comfort Dog. 

May you find your significance IN HIM as He guides you to those who need you.  Then may you notice how doing His bidding is the most significant calling!  That’s my life and I hope yours is just as In-Him-Significant.