December 22
First the freshly grown lush grasses of the new homes
brought the deer. The
former town & city dwellers were delighted to have a few peaceful
creatures!
Then Peaceful Creatures multiplied.
Not so great, but the former town and city dwellers were glad enough forthis reminder that sidewalks and honking vehicles and crowded yards were now history for them.
Then the Peaceful Creatures population exploded with cute babies growing up to eat all the garden and flower foods they wanted in the subdivisions....
Intelligence growing in the herds as the stupid
ones died from denting cars was a theory that didn't happen >> The deer just kept jumping
in front of cars and causing major damage -- pain and some deaths, along with
financial burdens. Deer aren't so cute anymore.wild coyote herds to develop
to kill off the deer
to save gardens & flowers & car collisions.
Lock up Fluffy and Spot at night!
ok -- what's this gotta do with dieting?
Well, at first I -- we -- overate just somewhat.
Our younger bodies could manage some unhealthy eating habits since
we were active, after all.
Then metabolism issues kicked in and-or pain and-or lack of time to exercise.
The fun little habits, like nibbling deer,
just seem to multiply until we feel out of control.
just seem to multiply until we feel out of control.
After years of this, I found myself praying to God:
I am SO tired of caring about what I eat.
I am so bored with this temptation and praying about it over and over.
Can't Satan just bug off on this one & give me
something different to be tempted about?
(YUP.
I REALLY PRAYED THAT STUPID PRAYER. )
Praying for coyotes. What a dumb few months of prayer that was.
Maybe -- hopefully -- you've never been that foolish. But just in case, I figured I'd share my experience and comment:Thankfully, God never answered that prayer.
Interestingly, a couple of people mistakenly *thought* I'd given in to Coyote Level Sins.
Educated-ly, a lesson from LORD God,
I realized how dangerous my prayer had been:
Weariness: It leads to such thought-less praying &
is USED by SATAN to get us to use our minds in ways God would not like -- including
praying for a different temptation -- for Coyotes.
GOD INVITES US to instead
use Ephesians 6:10 to end prayers for PROTECTION from the nibbling deer sins.
Pray First Corinthians 10:13 DELIVERANCE from the nibbling deer sins.
Stay alert. Let God use experiences from foolish people like myself
to fore-warn & encourage you to take up the LORD's weapons of protection:
NEVER PRAY FOR COYOTES.
Instead: Pray for the SHEPHERD to beat off
the coyote-serious-level sins as well as the
cute-nibbling-deer sins that tempt you.
cute-nibbling-deer sins that tempt you.
Ephesians 6:10 to end, I pray O LORD.
I choose to put on the armor You give -- but don't shove onto me. Help me stand firm.
First Corinthians 10:13, I pray to You O LORD: Deliver me from temptations.
Luke 11:4 and Matthew 6:13 Jesus's prayer words, I pray O LORD:
Deliver me from ALL temptations and evil.
I choose to obey you. I need Your help.
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Photo credits: Deer: News-Leader com via Gannett-cdn. Coyote: WCPO com
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