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Mule or a Horse?

I was reading my friend's, Doug Gregg, blog and came across this. Doug is the Associate Pastor and Youth Pastor at Concord Missionary Baptist Church in Norman. Concord is a church that I had attended for 6 or 7 years, and Doug is a very dear friend of mine. I feel I can talk with him about anything in life, and he is always happy to listen and counsel. Anyway, to the message...I won't bore you about that Doug guy:

Did you know the Bible tells us not to act like a mule or a horse? It's true. Take at look at Psalm 32:9.

I took a few minutes and wrote down some characteristics of each animal.

Mule - Stubborn
A mule is stubborn. It is known for lagging behind. Having to be prodded and pushed.How are we like a mule?We can be unresponsive to God. We can make a decision to be stubborn and not follow God's direction or take instruction from His Word. In our rebellion, we make a decision not to move.

Horse - Impulsive
A horse can be skittish. It may take off running before it even knows why.How are we like a horse?We can get too busy to respond to God. We can run ahead and never have time for God with all our responsibilities - job, family, recreation. We run off do something, anything to keep from being still and listening to God.

I love how the Bible gets down to the fact of the matter. It just says it as it is - Don't act like a mule or a horse.