No Sweat

Dogs are funny animals.  They do a lot of things that seem a little silly to me.  Panting is one of those things that I did not understand for a long time.  But, I learned something about dogs.  Unlike me, they really don't have the ability to sweat.  I can sweat just sitting in a chair doing nothing.  Dogs are different.  While dogs do have sweat glands on their feet, they do not have them on the rest of their body. They rely on panting, a method of breathing out excess heat, to cool down their bodies.  It is necessary for their survival.

Whenever I am in hot situations (literally or figuratively), I often sweat it out.  I get drenched.  Even when wearing an undershirt, my sweat stains can soak through.  Yeah, I know, it is not a pretty mental picture, is it?

So, what do I do?  I think I can take a lesson from my dogs and also from deer.  Consider what the psalmist says:

As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.  Psalm 42:1

Instead of sweating it out, I can find relief in God.  Jesus said that He is the Living Water.  If I will pant after Him, instead of worrying and sweating over my calamity, I can find my soul can find rest.  No sweat.