Activity breeds stress; God relieves it. Continue reading
Category Archives: devotion
Comfort Can Be Costly – Repost
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It’s been cold around here lately. Windchills well below zero. Days like this, I feed the horses as quickly as possible and head back for the warm house. I get melancholy at my briskness at times though. You see, as much as I … Continue reading
Unsuspecting
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Unsuspectingly, neglected horses are often rescued from their living hell. Kind of like Jesus did for us when he came to earth at Christmastime or comes into our lives in the midst of darkness. Continue reading
Competition
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I have some questions about God’s favor and our expressions of gratitude. Continue reading
The Holy Spirit at Work
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One glorious spring morning, I called to Ernie as I entered the paddock. He met me with a skeptical look and decided it wasn’t worth moving a single muscle to come closer. Continue reading
Conflicted
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“But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.” James 1:22 Continue reading
Repost: More Treats
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(c) 2008, Amy S. Lewis I have a bad habit – well, more than one. One in particular is that I enjoy giving my horse treats. Apples. Carrots. Oatmeal cinnamon treats. Peppermints. That’s not necessarily the problem. The problem is … Continue reading
Repost: No shortcuts
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Just like there are often no shortcuts when we’re riding or in our training program, so too there are no shortcuts in our spiritual growth. Continue reading
Alone Time
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Full lives and full schedules may be blessings; sometimes loneliness and quiet are blessings in disguise. Continue reading
Come When Called
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The horses have been in the back pasture lately. I call them up to the barn and close the gate at night. Each time I call, my hope is that they come when called so that I don’t have to fetch them from the furthest reaches of my property. Continue reading
