The Wild West

The Wild West

Why can't I live a nice quiet life that has all the grace and charm of a southern tea party? This is the question that I often ask myself when I am in the midst of some epic battle with the enemy. I see women who have lovely quiet demeanour's and who just can just smile and with grace and beauty lead quiet lives of peace and tranquility. But most of the time, I feel like Rooster Cogburn in True Grit in the wild west.

Women like Rooster Cogburn, are on a mission. And when you are on a wild west mission you have to learn to ignore the elements. If it's cold, you keep going, if it's raining you keep going. There are no fancy boarding houses with hot grub on the trail. You have to be brave when you are on a mission. If you are not then you will give up and turn back. You have to remember why you are out there. The Wild West had a special set of skills that were required. You needed to be able to ride, rope and shoot straight. You have to keep your boots on and your wits about you. Remember to watch out for snakes, outlaws and bad drinking water.

Well, I guess that's how a girl from the East Coast by the ocean ended up coming out to Oklahoma. She learned as the Apostle Paul said 'in every state to be content'. She remembered the words of Jesus that 'foxes have holes and the birds have nests but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head'. She remembered that Jesus taught don't put your hand to the plow and turn back. She learned to put on the whole armour of God including having her feet shod with the preparation of the Gospel of Peace. She learned that she could overcome the power of the evil one by the word of her testimony. And she learned that only the living drinking water that Jesus poured out could satisfy her thirst. This is Pastor Susan Living the Every Day Prophetic Life.