Inspirational story!
In a forest, a pregnant deer was about to give birth.
She found a remote grass field near a strong-flowing river.
This seemed a safe place.
Suddenly labour pains began.
At the same moment, dark clouds gather around above and lightening started a forest fire.
She looked to her left and saw a hunter with his bow extended, pointing at her. To her right, she spotted 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 lion approaching her?
She was constrained by the fire on the one side and the flowing river on the other and boxed in by her natural predators. What did she do?
She focused on giving birth to a new life.
The sequence of events that followed are:
- Lightening strucked and blinded the hunter.
- He released the arrow which zipped pass the deer and struck the hungry lion.
- It started raining heavily, and the forest fire was slowly doused by the rain. - The deer gave birth to a healthy fawn.
In our lives too, there are moments of choice when we are confronted on αll sides with negative thoughts and possibilities.
Some thoughts are so powerful that they overcome and overwhelm us.
Maybe we 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 and 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 faith in your Creator, always? HE will never ever dissapoint you. NEVER.
Remember, HE neither sleeps nor slumbers!! Strong people know how to keep their lives in order. Even with tears in their eyes they still manage to say 'I'm Ok' with a smile.
Be Inspired
xoxo
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