Post by broncbuster2 on Dec 9, 2007 6:38:16 GMT -5
Bible Study Verse
James 1:4
"But endurance (patience)
must
do its
complete work, so that you may be mature
and
complete, lacking nothing." (HCSB)
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Thoughts
I had scouted the area regularly for
javelina and had
routinely seen a herd in the bottom of the
valley. I knew
that there were eight of them. I knew
where they
bedded down, where they watered, and
even paid
attention to what they were eating. Once
the season started, I sat on the mountain
side for
five days,
waiting. Of course I did other things,
too--named the
clouds, reorganized my back pack,
prayed, napped,
read, quail called, drew in the dirt. Well,
you get the idea: the javelina that had so
readily been there
during my scouting trips had failed to show
during
hunting season. (BM)
Action Point
God desires to build patience in us. He
wants us to
be "mature and complete". As this
verse indicates,
we are neither mature or complete if we
are impatient.
I believe that this patience is two-fold. He
wants us to
be patient with Him while praying, reading
His Word and
allowing Him to guide and mold our lives;
Secondly,
He wants us to be patient with each other--
with our spouse, our children, our
boss,
and even
that misguided seventeen-year-old
NASCAR driver on
his way to work at the local burger barn
who just cut
you off in traffic. Remember: He is
in the seat
next to you, pleased with your patience and
smiling at you,
just as He was sitting on the side of the
mountain with
me.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sportsmen's Tip of the Day
Javelina are some of the easiest and most
difficult
animals to hunt--difficult sometimes to
locate due to
their size, ability to blend in and relatively
large home
ranges. However, when you locate them,
they can be
easy to stalk because of their poor
eyesight. Approach
slowly and down wind; watch out for other
javelina
in the area who may sense you.
James 1:4
"But endurance (patience)
must
do its
complete work, so that you may be mature
and
complete, lacking nothing." (HCSB)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thoughts
I had scouted the area regularly for
javelina and had
routinely seen a herd in the bottom of the
valley. I knew
that there were eight of them. I knew
where they
bedded down, where they watered, and
even paid
attention to what they were eating. Once
the season started, I sat on the mountain
side for
five days,
waiting. Of course I did other things,
too--named the
clouds, reorganized my back pack,
prayed, napped,
read, quail called, drew in the dirt. Well,
you get the idea: the javelina that had so
readily been there
during my scouting trips had failed to show
during
hunting season. (BM)
Action Point
God desires to build patience in us. He
wants us to
be "mature and complete". As this
verse indicates,
we are neither mature or complete if we
are impatient.
I believe that this patience is two-fold. He
wants us to
be patient with Him while praying, reading
His Word and
allowing Him to guide and mold our lives;
Secondly,
He wants us to be patient with each other--
with our spouse, our children, our
boss,
and even
that misguided seventeen-year-old
NASCAR driver on
his way to work at the local burger barn
who just cut
you off in traffic. Remember: He is
in the seat
next to you, pleased with your patience and
smiling at you,
just as He was sitting on the side of the
mountain with
me.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sportsmen's Tip of the Day
Javelina are some of the easiest and most
difficult
animals to hunt--difficult sometimes to
locate due to
their size, ability to blend in and relatively
large home
ranges. However, when you locate them,
they can be
easy to stalk because of their poor
eyesight. Approach
slowly and down wind; watch out for other
javelina
in the area who may sense you.