By Stephen Bly
Copyright©1993,2010
Thin population made the Old West an easy place to hide, for
any who wanted to. And many did. They came West to run from some past event or
somebody.
A slew of terms sprang up to describe such folks. How many
of these have you heard before?
They were said to be ‘among the willows,’ ‘brushing up,’ GTT
- ‘gone to Texas,’ ‘hankerin’ to sniff Gulf breeze,’ ‘heading for the settin’
sun,’ ‘holed up,’ ‘on the dodge,’ ‘pulling for the Rio Grande,’ ‘taking to the
tules,’ ‘traveling the lonesome places,’ or ‘watering his horse at night,’
‘riding the coulees … or the high lines … or the owl-hoot trail.’
It’s natural to avoid your mistakes, to run from ruin, to
hunker down from humiliation. Only the truly courageous man or woman of
character faces up to the consequences of their actions.
It started with Adam and Eve.
After they disobeyed God’s one command, they “hid from the
Lord God among the trees of the garden” (Genesis 3:8 NIV). But God found them.
Pretty funny to think that the only two humans on earth
think they could squat behind a plum tree and not be noticed by God.
Even with the billions on the planet now, He always finds
those who try to cover up: “Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee
from your presence?” (Psalm
139:7 NIV)
Ignore the Bible. Skip church. Flip away from Christian
channels. Avoid Christian friends. But you can’t escape your heavenly Father.
About as silly as a mammoth hunkering behind an aspen.
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When are the times you most want to hide-away somewhere?
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COMING MARCH 2012:
Stuart Brannon's Final Shot, by Stephen Bly, with Janet Chester Bly, Russell Bly, Michael Bly & Aaron Bly
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