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| Stephen Bly 2009 |
By Stephen Bly
Copyright©1993,2009
Old-time
cowboys would be surprised at today’s cattle business. In the 1800s, Texas
longhorn steers were on their way out. The hard winters forced cattlemen to
search for hardier breeds. Herefords and others replaced longhorns.
But longhorns
have made a comeback. They’re considered a tough bunch that requires less care
than newer breeds. They’re known to survive scruffy locations and produce
leaner meat. Mossy-backed longhorns especially proved to be sturdy. They were
afraid of nothing…except heel flies.
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| heel fly |
That’s the
worst season for cow raisers. In southern ranges heel flies arrive between
mid-February and mid-April. Those tiny flies sting cattle in the tender part of
the leg, just above the hoof, where they lay eggs. Heel flies can cause even
tough old longhorns to scatter in panic … in search of water or bog holes to
escape the torment.
Such tiny
insects, yet they can drive cows wild.
Sometimes
it’s the annoyances you can hardly see that give you the most trouble. Big
troubles can grow from little specks. That’s true for spiritual well being too.
The quicker you learn to recognize temptations and sins when they’re just
pinpricks, the better off you’ll be (James 1:15 MSG).
Maybe if
little sins hurt more, you’d do something about it in a big fat hurry. If you
felt a painful sting every time you strayed away from God, maybe you’d stampede
towards him sooner and more often. At least the longhorns always know when the
heel flies are around.
What in your
life works like a loving nip at the heels?
Sometimes
it’s the very thing that seems like an annoyance, a chronic harassment ... but
yet God means this problem or person to prevent you future pain. To help you
recognize trouble ahead … and fight against it.
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