Just tolerating…

October 15, 2024

Some of the sheep just tolerate me. This is from another shepherdess who has a YouTube channel. So being near to her sheep daily doesn’t break down their wariness and reluctance to move closer to her. I find this pretty interesting. That’s why when a new sheep comes up to investigate me, close enough for me to touch her, my heart is warmed.

These days I work to break down my reactions if I feel like God is not pleased. I pay attention to Jesus saying Follow me, or give your burden to me. On some occasions, I visualize dancing together with him, a symbol of harmony and no space between us.

Yesterday a couple images came to mind. Acknowledging He is the wind beneath our wings. In order for that to happen our wings need to be stretched out to be able to fly. If those “wings: are next to our body, we can’t fly.

The second image is those hoverboards. They support your weight to move around, and I was thinking how Jesus is supporting our inner life, helping us navigate the hills/barriers of life.

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