How do you get a dog to get in a car? Open the door—he’ll jump right in. Why? If he sees the car going someplace with his master driving it, that is where his canine heart wants to be. And bursting with joy, he shoves his snout out the window into the wind.
How do you get a man to get in a car? Just opening the door won’t get you anywhere. A man is going to want to know some things first, like where this car is headed. We humans care a lot less about who is driving the car than a dog does. We get in cars driven by complete strangers all the time. Our primary concern is with the destination—that’s the thing over which we want control.
Jesus told his disciples to “come follow me” so that He could make them “fishers of men.” (Matthew 4:19). And they did. Having recognized Christ as their master, they were more concerned with the driver than the destination. Anon. It seems to me that what is shared by all Travelling Dogs is faith in the driver and a belief that the destination will be for their benefit, a better place than they could or would choose for themselves. In this, they surrender both their will and self-determined nature. Lord, please give me the strength to do that. I want to stick my snout in the breeze and let me tongue hang out.
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