Uncommon Gifts (Part 1)

You have to fall off a horse 10 times before you really know how to ride...or so I have been told. I haven't fallen off 10 times yet, but I have fallen off quite a few times and here are some of the lessons I've learned:
1. You can either laugh or stay on the horse -- your choice. It's not that laughing is bad. This just isn't the time for it. Riding all about focus and balance. Lesson 1: Don't feel like you have to laugh all the time (even at Christmas). As Solomon said: There is a time for everything.
2. The horse is bigger than you. If he or she decides the ride is over...the ride is over. God is much bigger than a horse, but we too often want to fight Him, clinging to stuff we need to let go. Lesson 2: It's about letting go at the right time. As Solomon said: In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening do not withhold your hand.