When Biscuit and Peanut play
fetch with me, he usually tires before her. But, not wanting to be left out, he
continues to play. Since he has a hard time outrunning her even at his best, he
devises a new strategy: he cheats.
How does one cheat at fetch, you
might ask? He doesn’t even try to chase the ball or toy. He stands in front of
me, blocking Peanut’s path to me, and waits for her to return so he can steal
it from her. And he usually succeeds.
If you grew up in a Christian
home like I did, there’s a time in childhood when your faith is largely just copying your
parents’ faith. They take you to church. They encourage you to read your Bible.
Maybe they lead you in family devotions. That’s all well and good when you’re a
child. But when you get into your teen and adult years, there comes a point
where you can’t leech off of your parents’ faith anymore. You can’t be like
Biscuit, letting someone else do all the work while you get the credit. You
have to make the decision: are you in the game, or not? And if you’re in it,
you’re in it all the way.
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