I don’t know much about electricity.
Now squirrels? I know squirrels.
I know bacon.
I know the sound of a cheese wrapper from three rooms away.
But electricity?
That’s still a mystery to me.
Every evening my human flips on the porch light before bed.
Soon as that little click happens, the whole porch glows warm and yellow against the dark.
Bugs start circling
Frogs start singing
And I can finally see whether that suspicious flower pot is still sitting where it was yesterday.
Now here’s the funny thing:
My human turns the light on before stepping outside.
He doesn’t wait until he can already see the path.
He trusts the light to guide the steps.
That’ll preach if you let it.
The other night I followed him out into the yard.
I stayed close to his heel because beyond that porch light everything faded off into shadows.
I couldn’t see the whole yard.
Couldn’t see the fence line.
Couldn’t see what might be rustling over by the woods.
But I could see enough for the next step.
That reminded me of what my human was reading earlier that morning:
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart; and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.”
- Proverbs 3:5-6
And then later:
“Your word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”
- Psalm 119:105
Now I’ll admit, I’d prefer God hand out floodlights.
I’d like to know where every rabbit hole is...
Where the thunderstorms are headed...
And why that little round vacuum cleaner keeps coming after me every day or so...
But God usually gives lamp light, not stadium light.
Just enough light for the next faithful step.
That’s where us dogs might have an advantage over humans sometimes.
We don’t spend much time worrying about tomorrow.
If my human says, “Come on, boy,” I go.
I don’t demand a five-point plan, weather report, and road map first.
I trust the voice of the one leading me.
Seems like that’s what faith really is.
Not seeing the whole trail… but staying close to the Master.
Some folks are standing in darkness waiting for God to reveal the entire journey before they obey Him.
But most of the time, He simply lights the porch and says, “Walk with Me.”
And step by step, He lights the way.
So tonight when the porch light clicks on and spills across the yard, maybe remember this old dog’s lesson:
God’s light may not show you the whole road…
But it’ll always show you enough to keep walking in faith.
Keep the Faith… Carpe Diem
