Deer Season

It's that time of year again. The air is getting cooler. The days are getting shorter. The bucks have shed the velvet from their antlers. They are also starting to get interested in the does. And hunters like me are dreaming of taking a huge trophy and filling the freezer with venison. As I get ready for this year's season, I can't help but see the similarities between hunting and our spiritual lives. When I hunt deer, I use lures like scents, food plots, and other things to draw them close enough for a shot. But when the rut is on and breeding activity begins, those things aren't as effective - well, not for the bucks anyway. The buck has only one thing on his mind - pursuing does. And he's almost brain dead to anything else. It's during those times when a hunter has the best chance at ambushing a muy grande whitetail. Often in life, we are lured into sinful situations. Our spiritual enemy lays traps to entice us away from what we know is right and lures us into spiritually destructive, sinful activities. When we do not resist him, and we allow ourselves to be led away to those things that appeal to our flesh, we are in the enemy's sights. And it usually happens a little at a time - just one peek to that porn site; a little flirting at the office; dropping by that place you know you shouldn't be. And before long, you've become desensitized to the sin and you cross the line. That's when you fall prey to Satan.

The smart old buck that lives a long, productive life, is the one that stays close to home, in the deep thickets. That's what we must do as well - stay close to home, stay close to the Lord. Don't allow yourself to be led away from what you know is right. And live a blessed life in Christ.

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