This is one of my favorite pictures from the past few months. Looking at it reminds me of so many things and really brings back memories...how not calm Jake and Jane were when Daddy first got them, almost getting run over and killed{I'm sure of it} the first time we hooked them up, and how far they have come since that first time.
More than that it reminds me of the important lessons Daddy tries to teach to Jake and Jane. To be patient, calm, hardworking. To be sensitive to the pressure of the reins and the sound of his voice. To wait patiently for him to give them the signal to move forward. Because it truly is amazing to see them standing there so calmly compared to where they were only one and a half months ago.
During horse camp while Daddy was teaching the campers, he spoke about control. He told them how in reality less control is really more. The more control you have over a horse, the less pressure it takes for it to do what you ask.
I think it is interesting how so many of these lessons are perfect pictures of what we as Christians learn through the trials and hard times of our lives. And sometimes, like Jake and Jane, we have to go through the trials and learn the lessons or we will be completely useless.
Just some thoughts that stemmed from the memories I was having : )
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I wonder how much we are like Jake and Jane? We battle against the Lord's control, trying to go our own way when in reality, our own way is the difficult path, and following God's direction is the easy path.
Everything you mentioned in the second paragraph can totally relate to the Christian walk: we are to be patient, calm, hardworking, sensitive to the Lord's guidance and His voice (Through His Word), waiting patiently for Him to signal us to move forward . . .
And, in thinking of the horses, is their life easier or harder, now that they have learned to submit?
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