Giving God the Reins
When I drive my miniature horses I am amazed that such a little tug on the reins makes them go right or left.
My little horse has a strong mind but when I hold the reins I direct the path.
When we allow God to take the reins and wait for His gentle tug, He will guide us in the proper direction–His Reign (pun intended).
Holy Spirit Tugs
I take children for rides and use the ” how to steer” illustration to explain we need to listen for the Holy Spirit gentle tugs to choose directions.
When we wait patiently on God, we honor Him because we are allowing Him to have His way and His timing in our lives. It is the highest expression of faith in His righteousness.
This patience is fruit of God’s Spirit in losing of our self-will for His perfect will. Without knowing what is ahead, we are nudged into a new perspective and learn to grow in faith and patience.
We can only be strong in faith as we are in direct communication with God–trusting Him step by step, moment by moment– then He will work in us the fullness of Christ.
In our weakness He is strong. God can and will do all. Abraham, Moses, and others in the Bible had strong faith; they were able to “see the invisible, choose the imperishable, and do the impossible,” and what was true for them centuries ago can be true for us today.
For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world –our faith (1 John 5:4).
The answers have not changed–they lie deep under the churchology layers.
Just as an archeologist digging through layers to find out what life was like, we have to dig through layers of a mountain of man’s influences, shoveling off and discarding man’s traditions, theories, interpretations, and philosophies. We have to discard many old theological errors and the newer layers of tradition, interpretations, western thought to get back to God’s way described in the Bible.
It’s all simple once you discard the layers, give God the reins, watch, observe, and take notice of His gentle tugs. Then you experience peace and joy. He has a plan for you. Rest in Him.
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Great post; loved how your related following God to giving him the reins… and oh, how I’d love to come play with those little horses!!!
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What a PERFECT analogy…Robin we do have to dig sometimes to see just where HE is pulling us…careful not to confuse it with what WE think we hear or feel….
Wonderful reminder!!
It must be a BLAST on those horses!!
peace!
lori
Hey Robin,
Oh, what a blessing you are!!!
I’ve never come to your blog and have not left with something really GOOD!
Loved your take on this powerful verse. Thanks for the picture too, I’ll remember this each time I read this verse.
…they were able to “see the invisible, choose the imperishable, and do the impossible,”
OH MY, you had me shouting at this point!
Blessings to you Robin. Thanks for all the many way you bless our lives over here at the “Heart of Wisdom”.
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hi robin. thanks for this post. when i read this something happened, please take time to read my post: http://brainbitsandbeats.blogspot.com/2008/07/when-scarcity-means-abundance.html
thanks
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You always touch my heart, bless you.
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You wrote: When we wait patiently on God, we honor Him because we are allowing Him to have His way and His timing in our lives. It is the highest expression of faith in His righteousness.
Oh, how that spoke to me. Really, your whole post did. God bless you for sharing your heart with us.
Amen. Well said. A fitting reminder that staying behind God, patiently waiting on the appointed times and seasons of His plans we find Him faithful and we express our absolute trust in His will. You are gifted, and you honor Him with that gift.
Blessings.
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I like the thought about “reins.” Being a country girl myself I’ve often thought about how easily we hand over the reins to the wrong person, we take away the reins from God being in control. We have a decision to make do we want God to reign in our lives or are we going to hand over the reins to the wrong people. Thanks for sharing.
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Beautifully written and a great inspiration and devotion. Thank you.
Wow! Great post. Thanks for the message. I needed this!
Thank you for painting a picture of this verse! Great thoughts, thanks for sharing.
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lovely post…great thoughts…brought tears to my eyes…God is always there for us…
thanks n regards
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Amen to that! That is one of my mom’s favourite verses and so it’s become one of mine seeing it all through my younger childhood. It rings true words that would comfort anyone. Thank you for sharing.
Blessings!
MJ
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That was well and beautifully said.
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Jeremiah 29:11 is an all-time favorite verse of mine.
Isn’t it amazing all that we can learn by the simple, everyday tasks or even amusements we enjoy?
God is so good to us.. No wonder Jesus used Parables to get people to understand.
blessings!
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Just stopping by this sunshinie morning to let you know this entry not only blessed my heart but my husband’s as well…We are prayerfully planning a home on acreage, trying to stay out of debt; it is a walk of Faith in so many ways. Love the inspiration here, the Lord used it to encourage us. Thank you! : ) Blessings!
By allowing God to control every aspect of our lives will give us such meaning in what we are destined to do in His kingdom. Really, lets encourage others to give Him the “reins”.
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