Outdoor Truths: Aiming Outdoorsmen Towards Christ Oct 9, 2014
gary@outdoortruths.org ~ www.outdoortruths.org
Another reason staying in the tree stand is important is because the longer I’m in the stand, the less my scent is lingering on the ground. Let me explain. As deer hunters know, when we walk into the woods we leave a scent and it stays there even after we have climbed up a tree. But as time passes the scent evaporates leaving us in the stand without being as easily detected. That’s why the deer are less likely to smell us after we have been in the tree for a few hours than only for a few minutes. The principle is, if enough time passes, what was easily sensed becomes undetectable. This same principle applies to my spiritual life. If enough time passes, what was once easily sensed will become undetectable. For instance, if enough time passes, the desire to be with other believers during a weekend gathering will soon go away. Another example is, if enough time passes, the desire to learn more about God, will no longer have the same pull on your life. These spiritually healthy desires will become undetectable. But does this mean there will not be a price to pay? I think not. Because just as my deer can no longer detect the danger of the hunter, you and I will no longer be able to detect the dangers that await us. And not only that, but we will also become calloused and insensitive to the needs of others. Is there an area in your spiritual life that once provided a much needed tug? Has time caused that tug to go unnoticed? The need is still there. The benefits it once provided are still useful. Ask God today to provide it one more time and when He does, don’t let it go unnoticed.
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