Lesson Learned

Our daughter called us last night just as it was getting dark because she had a rattle snake in her yard. Peggy and I grabbed a flash light and rode the 4-wheeler to her house. When we arrived, the snake was curled up right on the other side of her fence. I had my shovel in hand, climbed over the fence and as I was trying to kill the snake it started crawling away from me toward her yard, I immediately went into pursuit and rolled my ankle, fell down toward the snake and well, no more snake. As I think of this past week, I have been bucked off my horse and twisted my ankle going after a rattle snake. I’m starting to think there are times when you just need to stay home and meditate. Maybe this is one of those times. Jesus took time to be alone and talk with God. We need to do the same thing; spend time alone with God, talk to Him and meditate on His word. These are the times when we can re-energize ourselves and get prepared for whatever the world has to throw at us. Our bodies and minds can only take so much and when we are tired and weak is when Satan attacks us and we become vulnerable. Allow yourself some time to refresh. Your body needs the physical rest and your mind needs to remember the love of the Lord and focus on His word. Have you heard the expression “sharpen your axe”? A person cutting down a tree has to stop from time to time to sharpen his axe. If he doesn’t, he will never be able to cut the tree down with a dull axe, but by stopping to sharpen his axe the tree comes down easily. Spend time alone with God and “sharpen your axe.”