Outdoor Truths: Aiming Outdoorsmen Towards Christ July 24, 2014
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I’ve had more fun getting them ready than I have preparing myself. Even though they are both experienced gun hunters, they’ve never felt the rush that comes from having to wait for a deer to get within 30 or 40 yards. The stories that will come from these adventures will just add to a lifetime of other ones they have shared with folks just like me. For some reason I almost feel like a kid who has been invited to tag along with the “men.” It’s as if I’m not allowed to hunt until they say I’m ready. It’s like I’m trying to prove myself worthy to be a part of this fraternity of hunters. I’m not doing it, however, by showing my skill but by showing my willingness to serve. Jesus gives me hope in this approach. He said, “Whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant. And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave.” This plan is not popular with our world but it is the plan that’s endorsed by God. And if it’s good enough to win the favor of the Heavenly Father, it just might work on my earthly friends as well.
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