“More Lick than Love”
“Sometimes, I think she’s more lick than love,” said my wife.
The “she” of the preceding sentence is our little dog, Laylah. She likes to lick—a lot! My wife was trying to hold her, and Laylah was gyrating wildly. I’m not sure if our nine-month-old puppy was trying to lick my wife’s face or eat my wife’s hair. (Laylah would also find earrings delicious, I suspect.)
My wife’s comment “. . . more lick than love” set me to thinking. I wonder if I am not more lick than love in many situations. Is my love for real? Are my expressions of love for real? Am I more lick than love?
Yes, I love my wife, but do I insist on where I want to go out and eat? Yes, I love my wife, but do I finish up doing the dishes and putting them away? (She doesn’t like me to soak them for very long. For some reason, she thinks they should be done in less than four or five hours. Very strange!)
And there is God. I sometimes feel affection for God, but am I more lick than love? What about obedience? What about character development? What about encouraging others? What about humility?
Am I more lick than love when it comes to others? When I see someone in need, do I lick their face with a cheap feeling of pity, or do I love them by meeting their needs?
1 John 3:17 says, “If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion– how can God’s love be in that person?” (New Living Translation) John is basically asking, “Are you more lick than love?”
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