An old Hagar the...
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An old Hagar the Horrible comic strip has the family dog listening to the howl of the wolves outside the window of the house. Snerf thinks, "Somewhere out there my wolf relatives are calling me -- the call of the wild!" For a moment he gives rapt attention, but then he turns and walks toward the kitchen thinking, "Fortunately, it's being drowned out by the call of the roast beef!"
We set our minds on God's call and feel passionate to be involved in service and mission, but the call of the "roast beef" distracts us. The comforts and concerns of earthly life distract us from who we are in our hearts. It reminds me of the young lion prince in Disney's The Lion King who allows the guilt and shame of his mistaken belief that he caused his father's death to distract him from his true calling. He is tempted to live a carefree life of "no worries," but he is reminded of his higher calling until he reaches the point where he knows what he must do, whatever the personal cost.
Domesticated comfort or the call of the wild? "No worries" or risking it all? Setting our minds on earthly concerns or on the things above? How will we choose to live this day?
-- Olson
We set our minds on God's call and feel passionate to be involved in service and mission, but the call of the "roast beef" distracts us. The comforts and concerns of earthly life distract us from who we are in our hearts. It reminds me of the young lion prince in Disney's The Lion King who allows the guilt and shame of his mistaken belief that he caused his father's death to distract him from his true calling. He is tempted to live a carefree life of "no worries," but he is reminded of his higher calling until he reaches the point where he knows what he must do, whatever the personal cost.
Domesticated comfort or the call of the wild? "No worries" or risking it all? Setting our minds on earthly concerns or on the things above? How will we choose to live this day?
-- Olson
