Whenever we come home we always find our dog waiting for us and always with at least one of his toys in his mouth. We judge his enthusiasm for our return by how many stuffed animals he has. We occasionally get "two shows" and on exceptionally rare occasions "three shows". We've also taught our 118-lb animal to do a few basic tricks such as shaking hands and giving us a high-five.
There's nothing more exciting than pleasing God and that excitement is most palpable when it happens in matters where heretofore He hasn’t seen much obedience. But the trick is to never tire of showing God the same "toy", or showing him the same ol’ "trick". Our dog never tires of shaking hands. And that we’ve learned to obey in one matter doesn’t mean that obedience there can then be discarded after doing it once or thrice or a million times.
