By Stephen Bly
Copyright©1993,2010
Long before Japanese car imports…in fact, decades before
they invented automobiles…hondas existed in the U.S.A. To an old-time cowboy, a
honda is a knotted or spliced eyelet at the business end of a rope used for
making or building a loop.
Sometimes a metal honda or ring was used, but many a
cattleman figured the metal could gouge out an eye and wouldn’t set tight as
well. So, most hondas are tied into the rope itself, whether it’s hemp or
nylon, with a piece of slick leather, called a burner, sewn about the upper end
of the loop. The rope won’t easily wear through it. A rawhide reata
consists of a honda braided into the rope.
The honda is a tiny loop that allows the main part of the
rope to thread like string through the eye of a needle. The honda and the
burner provide places to check out an old rope to see how much it’s been
abused. No matter what the size of the catch, the pressure mounts on the honda.
Ever feel like a
honda? Got the main stress for a program? A group? A problem? A relationship?
St. Paul endured that kind of tension: “Besides everything
else, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches. Who is
weak, and I do not feel weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not inwardly burn?”
(2 Corinthians 11:28,29).
Everyone who's serious about leadership relates to Paul. That’s part
of the calling, the divine duty to bear.
Here’s some simple helps if you’re feeling honda heavy.
1) Get out. Breathe a moment of pure air. Jiggle some joy.
2) Take some time off—get away from the strain, if only an
hour or two.
2) Plan a mini-vacation—one you’ve put off for a long time.
3) Save change in a get-away jar—fun money that
saves your sanity.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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