Comments on: Gifts and Pride http://teachingsfromthetrail.com/2009/06/06/gifts-and-pride/ Spiritual Insights Gained Through an Old Gelding Named Ernie Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:02:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Amy http://teachingsfromthetrail.com/2009/06/06/gifts-and-pride/#comment-28 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:45:42 +0000 http://trailteachings.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-28 Unknown: Could Ernie do what Stacy’s horse did? Probably not. He’s 23 years old and pretty set in his ways. Not to mention I don’t have the patience or the skill to train him to do those things.

You’re right, sometimes it is more work to follow, particularly in Ernie’s case. People I ride with often let me lead because they know how much I fight with him if he’s not leading. Ernie likes to lead and is more manageable when he’s leading. That doesn’t make him a good leader.

When we’re following, we’re often challenged as well. It’s not always easy to be submissive to the authorities God has placed over us. When we don’t submit and respect those authorities we end up with power stuggles and frustrations. Not a happy place to be. Following and leading have their challenges.

]]> By: unknown http://teachingsfromthetrail.com/2009/06/06/gifts-and-pride/#comment-27 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:01:03 +0000 http://trailteachings.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-27 Was Stacy showing off? I don’t think so, she makes her living riding horses. At a event like the one you saw she was simply entertaining the crowd. By standing on the horse at the end was just her finally. If I took a young horse and worked it several hours a day for several months, I feel that I too could do most of what Stacy did, now if you were to work Ernie would you get the same results? In comparison to the different between the two horse, probably not. Are you jealous because Stacy can ride her horse well, or that she has chosen to live a life that gives her the time to master the the thing most of us would love to master? You say Ernie has problems being behind others. Does this make him a good leader? Or is it just easier to let him lead? Some times leading takes work, sometimes fallowing takes more. work.

]]> By: Barb http://teachingsfromthetrail.com/2009/06/06/gifts-and-pride/#comment-26 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:43:25 +0000 http://trailteachings.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-26 I beg to differ…she wasn’t pointing up to give God the glory. She was saying she was #1. Though it’s the most amazing display of horsemanship (and the most willing horse!) I’ve ever seen, her actions at the end are an unnecessary, arrogant display of pride. Her skills and utterly compliant mount had already spoken for themselves.

Amy – Great illustration of God’s communication with us!!! I had never looked at it that way before. Really brings the message home. We learn so much by following your blog…please continue sharing your gift to inspire us to walk closer with God!

]]> By: Kristin http://teachingsfromthetrail.com/2009/06/06/gifts-and-pride/#comment-25 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:48:02 +0000 http://trailteachings.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-25 Actually – it is interesting…perspective, that is. When Stacy stood on the back of her horse and revved up the crowd, I thought she was pointing up – toward heaven, indicating – “give God the glory”…..maybe I missed it or didn’t see right. I’ll have to watch it again. But, after watching initially – I didn’t take her actions in the same manner, at all…….

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