** Keeping our eye on the finish line...

 

 However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace. 

Acts 20:24

   I, often relate training my horses, to what God is training and teaching me in my walk with Him.  I find many similarities..

The other day as I was trying diligently to physically and mentally mold and shape this little brown horse into doing the right thing, over doing the wrong thing. I was thinking to myself, "look little pony, you are so smart just quit setting your jaw and working against me here......" 

    As I pondered this obvious rebellion, especially after I had worked so hard to set her up for such great success. With months of physical conditioning, that would make her new tasks come much easier, to no avail she would choose to do the wrong thing....  Even if it meant much discomfort,,, 

         As I thought more about this situation, I wonder if this is how Jesus feels about me,,  
  He gave us the word, and when we asked Him into our lives, He  gave us the Holy Spirit, that we may have peace and comfort, and be successful in Him, and yet to no avail we still choose to set our jaw, and choose to do things the hard way......    much like the Brown Pony....   
  
He, did it all for us, as the hymn says, 

Jesus paid it all,
All to Him I owe;
Sin had left a crimson stain,
He washed it white as snow.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Many things in life will shape and mold us, some things will be of our own doing and other events just happen in life. But the Lord has set us up for success in Him, He has given us, His word, His Holy Spirit and He is shaping and molding us through life's events, to be His children eternally.  

So as I keep pressing on, to help this Brown Pony be successful, I try to remember that even though she may bow her neck in resistance to doing the right thing, if I take aim at the finish line and complete what I have started then we have succeeded in finishing the race.. 

For God's grace is sufficient