Dana and I went out to feed the horses and when we were leaving Chele and 8 of her friends pulled up to the ranch. We got to hang out with these kids and the horses. It was fun to watch the kids (teenagers) with the horses. A couple were really into it, a couple were ok with it and a couple were not into the horses at all. A couple of the kids smoked, there were piercing and maybe even a couple of tats. These are kids that didn't seem to be running with the mainstream... they are just trying to get through the day. Mostly it was interesting to watch the kids respond to the horses, to see there fear and concern for a situation that they were not in control of. We went back to Dana's place and had pizza with the kids and again to was interesting to watch their response to the love and acceptance they received. A few of the kids wanted to move in on the spot. The Lord spoke to me in so many ways today watching these kids (and through the message a church). To live in the economy of God is to die to self in all ways of this world. To put aside my desires for His desires, to seek after what He wants for me and not what I want for myself, and above all-love others. There are so many hurting people in our area of influence that WE can not afford to be so wrapped up in ourselves that we can not see what God has put before us, into us and what He can do through us. Recently here in MO there was a raid on an unlicensed kennel. There were a couple hundred dogs that were taken from this home. These dogs were in a sad state of affairs. Dirty, matted, hungry and neglected. Those responsible for the dogs made it possible to go on line and fill out a request to adopt these dogs. After a week or so, they shut down the online process because there were over 15,000 requests for these dogs. I think that is great that people wanted to help... It is our responsibly to reach out to broken hurting people in such a way, even the dirty, matted, hungry and neglected. Do something today - a random act of kindness that shows love to someone else expecting nothing in return.
My prayer is really spoken well through the song... Give Me Your Eyes - Brandon Heath
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