In a forest, a
pregnant deer is about to give birth. She finds a remote grass field near a
strong-flowing river. This seems a safe place. Suddenly labour pains begin.
At the same
moment, dark clouds gather around above & lightning starts a forest fire.
She looks to her left & sees a hunter with his bow extended pointing at
her. To her right, she spots a hungry lion approaching her.
What can the
pregnant deer do?
She is in
labour!
What will
happen?
Will the deer
survive?
Will she give
birth to a fawn?
Will the fawn
survive?
Or will
everything be burnt by the forest fire?
Will she perish
to the hunters' arrow?
Will she die a
horrible death at the hands of the hungry male lion approaching her?
She is
constrained by the fire on the one side & the flowing river on the other
& boxed in by her natural predators.
What does she do?
She focuses on
giving birth to a new life.
The sequence of
events that follows are:
Lightning strikes & blinds
the hunter.-
He releases the arrow which
zips past the deer & strikes the hungry lion.
-
It starts to rain heavily,
& the forest fire is slowly doused by the rain.
-
The deer gives birth to a
healthy fawn.
In our life too,
there are moments of choice when we are confronted on all sides with negative
thoughts and possibilities. Some thoughts
are so powerful that they overcome us & overwhelm us.
We too can learn
from the deer.
The priority of
the deer, in that given moment, was simply to give birth to a baby. The rest
was not in her hands & any action or reaction that changed her focus would
have likely resulted in death or disaster.
Ask yourself,
Where is your
focus?
Where is your
faith and hope?
In the midst of
any storm, do you keep it on God always?
Remember, He
will never ever disappoint you. NEVER! He
neither slumbers nor sleep... Psalm 121.
Stay focus in
all life circumstances.
Have a great day.
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