JESUS IS MY PACK LEADER

They say that the beagle is one of the harder dog breeds to train.

However, despite this reputation, the beagle is consistently in the top 5 popular dog breed taken home as pets. Maybe their good looks and friendly personality more than make up for “bad rep” they get for being “un-trainable”. Beagles are great pets. Our family owns a 2 year-old male beagle who we call Russell.

One of the challenges is to get Russell to walk without pulling the leash. He prefers to lead than follow. If you understand the traits of this breed you will know why they pull. For a beagle, the nose always rules! Beagles are scent hounds, developed primarily for hunting small prey like rabbits and squirrels. They locate target animals by tracking their scent. The beagle loves to smell and they just cannot help going after any scent their nose catches. They easily get distracted by the scent they catch. Because of this distraction, following their master usually takes a backseat.

When God created man, He wanted man to follow him. He gave Adam a specific list of DO’s and DON’Ts. God wanted Adam to follow the list because God knows what’s best for him. God wanted man to follow because He loves man. However, because of the distraction of the serpent, man disobeyed and you know what happened next.

To this day, man continues to disobey God. God loves man un-conditionally. God wants man to follow because knows what is best for man. Unfortunately, like the beagle, man wants to lead instead of follow. Maybe man cannot help it. He easily gets distracted by what the world offers. He gets distracted with worldly things like acquiring a bigger house, a cool sports car and others. So, the instructions of his Master also takes a backseat.

Who are you following? Are you leading or following God?

I’m ready to be a dog anytime as long as Jesus is my pack leader. Never hesitate when it comes to following Jesus. 

Luke 9:57 As Jesus and his disciples were proceeding on their journey someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 

Follow Jesus now. It would be best decision you will ever make.