January 21st
Scripture: “But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, Godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness.” I Timothy 6:11
Flight
The horse being an animal that is preyed upon will respond to danger with flight. Very quickly if need be! Sometimes leaving the rider in mid-air flight as well. Amos will use flight as a means of escape if need be. He is not a spooky horse. He has confidence in me through training and experience and unless I urge him to flee, he is okay. When trail riding together we often come up on something new. It could simply be a bush that is shaped “unusual” that looks “different” to Amos. I can tell quickly if he is on alert. Maybe his ears show tenseness, muscles tighten, gait changes, maybe even stiffer. The quicker I pick up on the clues the more likely I can settle him down and reassure him. I do not want him to go into a flight mode unless there is a real threat.
Flight is a means of escape for the Christian as well. Sometimes we don’t use it enough. When we should be fleeing, we tend to hang around. I try to get Amos use to things that are not dangerous but that are a “concern” for him. However, if it is a serious hazard that we need to be clear of, I want him to move away from it now. I don’t expect his curiosity to put us in danger.
Prayer Thought: Lord help me today not to “hang around” those things that I should flee from.
9 comments:
Great analagy and great advice. How often we spend too many years in the presence of people or situations that only separate us from God. When what fulfills us and fills us is to surround ourselves with what brings us closer to Him.
Good morning joyful! We need to know when to seek AND when to flee!! Thanks for stopping by!!
Great post!
Wise counsel
I pray that same prayer.
Horses are very intelligent creatures. :-)
Peter, horses are very intelligent. Any threat to their well being and they are gone! The trick is going with them at times! ha!
God tells us to "flee temptation". We should not walk away slowly or hang around, we should flee. What lessons we can learn from horses! Thanks for great read.
Love you!
P.S. We may be in Tampa in March - details to follow...
Hi LA! Let us know if you guys are in Tampa in March! We will have to make a connection! No "horsing" around while here though! ha!
But horsing around is your best feature...
I'll keep you posted.
Ha ha! I admit it is part of my daily routine! Hope to see you soon!
I like the analogy!
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