As some of you who follow me on Google+ know, I was lucky enough to go with my dad to a trip to Portales. He went to work a booth with his job at the NM Ag Festival, and I went along for the fun and to spend time with him.
I really like traveling, going places, seeing things, meeting people, and being with the ones I love. That's why our bull sale season is always a fun time for me (travel!). On top of the travel and time with Dad, I was really looking forward to the Ag Fest. I mean, anything to do with cows has got to be good, right?!
Unfortunately, it was pretty slow there. Maybe the beautiful weather had everyone home doing odds and ends before NM’s windy spring hit. Who knows? But it was very, very slow.
When you are in a situation like this (at least for me) you start thinking about ALL the things you could be doing at home! Especially with the lovely weather!
BUT
(Yes, that was a huge conjunction with no sentence for my dear, English-loving friends!)
BUT
God had something in mind for me. He blessed my socks off!
Josh and I have been working together on my horse Queenie. We took her to a trainer for about a month, and now she is home for us to finish her training. I must admit I am proud of her. For all the bad things we did (unknowingly!) when she was younger, she has a lot going for her. Still, she is a green horse (green meaning untrained) being trained by green trainers! We had some GREAT help from a friend, and she gave us a lot of great exercises to be working on.
However, we were getting to a point that we had learned almost all those above-said exercises. We were almost to a point that I didn't know how to move forward. I know what kind of a horse I want by the time we are done- one that can work cattle easily, listens to what I want, and responds right away and enthusiastically. However, getting that horse from point “A” to point “B” was something I didn't know how to do!!
So what does my Loving God do?
He opens the doors for me to go to Ag Fest with my daddy, in spite of battling a cold a few days before leaving.
He places me at a slow-paced Ag Fest where the sessions looked more interesting than just sitting there.
God gives me a session called- get this..........“Advancing the Green Horse”.
Yup. That’s right. “Got a green horse? Want to keep working it but don’t know how?”!!!! "
I was able to sit for about 4 hours watching and listening as this great horse trainer showed us several different exercises for getting your horse from point “A” to point “B”! They all made so much sense- get your horse to do this in the pens, and he’ll then do this in the pasture. So exciting to this Cowgirl!
God even blessed me with time to ask a question about an issue that Queenie was struggling with and getting it personally answered by him!
Really, this story isn't about horses, or horse training, or Ag Fest. It is about God who is a loving Father and took the time to show me that He is watching me, taking care of me, and staying one-step ahead of me!
Are you there right now? Are you in a situation where you have no idea what to do next? Where to turn? Keep your eyes open. What may look like a boring, wasted ride somewhere may be your ticket of answers. With God, who knows!
And if you are on that boring, wasted ride and nothing happens. Look around you. Maybe it was NOT what you needed but that you needed to go in order for someone else to be blessed. My dad really had a pretty wasted trip when he could have been at the office working on some big things- but it is what I needed.
As God showed us in Christ’s Birth, God doesn’t mind moving a whole nation to get one person somewhere! Keep your eyes open, you just might see something.
In Christ’s Love,
Rebecca
