Hey all,
I just returned from a great vacation with my family. We were able to get away and really spend some quality time together at a beautiful ranch in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
During the week, while riding a horse along an awesome trail in the mountains, I was reminded how important it is that we take time and recharge. We all need rest. We all need recharged. We are just like the horse I was riding. Once we had gone a couple of hours on the trail, the horses needed to be rested and refreshed before we could move on. So we stopped and let them rest. Once they were rested, we saddled back up and moved on.
But unlike the horses we were riding, people need more than just water and food. We need to satisfy more than just our physical thirst and hunger to be really refreshed and recharged. We need rest for our soul. We need our spirit recharged. We need this during our life so we can continue along the trail..........the trail of life.
I realized that the trail of life was not unlike the mountain trail I was on. Both trails are filled with inclines, declines, rocky spots, and smooth spots. There were places along the trail that were absolutely beautiful and some that were a little rough and scary. Some areas were so rugged that there was no way we could get through except being carried (on horseback). The trail of Life is difficult. But we can make it if we recharge. We can be carried we need to be.
All we need to do is to go to the Well.
Jesus said that He is the living water and HE is the Well that holds the water. When we go to the well, we get the water that brings deep satisfaction to our thirst. It gives us eternal energy. We realize that we don't have to be thirsty all the time. HE helps us recharge so we can move on. HE satisfies our soul just like a vacation does for our body and spirit. HE is there with us all along the trail of life. When we stop and take the time to seek HIM, he will be there. HE will refresh our soul anytime we show up with our bucket. And HE will carry us if we cannot make through that part of the trail of life.
All we have to do is stop along the trail and go to the Well.
And drink.
Strength and Honor,
-S
I just returned from a great vacation with my family. We were able to get away and really spend some quality time together at a beautiful ranch in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
During the week, while riding a horse along an awesome trail in the mountains, I was reminded how important it is that we take time and recharge. We all need rest. We all need recharged. We are just like the horse I was riding. Once we had gone a couple of hours on the trail, the horses needed to be rested and refreshed before we could move on. So we stopped and let them rest. Once they were rested, we saddled back up and moved on. But unlike the horses we were riding, people need more than just water and food. We need to satisfy more than just our physical thirst and hunger to be really refreshed and recharged. We need rest for our soul. We need our spirit recharged. We need this during our life so we can continue along the trail..........the trail of life.
I realized that the trail of life was not unlike the mountain trail I was on. Both trails are filled with inclines, declines, rocky spots, and smooth spots. There were places along the trail that were absolutely beautiful and some that were a little rough and scary. Some areas were so rugged that there was no way we could get through except being carried (on horseback). The trail of Life is difficult. But we can make it if we recharge. We can be carried we need to be.
All we need to do is to go to the Well.
All we have to do is stop along the trail and go to the Well.
And drink.
Strength and Honor,
-S
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