I have looked at kill pen pages and for sale facebook pages
a dozen times a day and seen probably a thousand horses. This one was different. There was something about her story or her
eye that just caught my attention. I
wanted to help her. I saw others posting
comments and wanting to help her. I
figured I’d follow her and she’d find a home.
I asked Chad, my husband, if we could get her (thinking he’d say no and
my hands would be tied and all I could do was hope and pray she found a
home.) BUT he said ‘Yes’, without
hesitation. I was shocked! I said, “Are you kidding?” He said “no”.
So I began trying to find out for from all the posts if she was spoken
for. It led me on a wild goose chase of
trying to contact someone who had been mostly coordinating the interested
parties for her. I was able to talk to
the contact over the phone and then spoke with another person who wanted
her. I thought all was said and
done. I did my part she found a home. At the last minute the home fell through and
all my efforts to pass the responsibility off failed. The responsibility came back to me. One individual paid part of her fee but she
still needed the remainder paid. Others
were stepping up to offer help with her quarantine. One offered transport but no one to take ownership
of her. I talked to Chad again and he
was not wavering from his “yes’. He
said, “I trust you. What are you
hearing?” I felt God speaking we were
supposed to get her. I had peace about
paying the remainder of her purchase price.
But there were so many unknowns about her quarantine and foal and we
don’t need another horse. Where will we
put her? But we stepped out in
faith. Chad paid the remainder owed for
her and we own her.
What a journey. We
named her Zoe for abundant life. She was
moments from the end of her life and we rescued her. She will give life to her foal and she has
given us life. We have made contacts
with amazing people we never would have met if it weren’t for her and her
story. In what would be her last hours
she has given life. Isn’t God
sweet? Isn’t that what he does for
us? He reaches down in our certain path
of eternal death and life without Him and rescues us. He offers us eternal life with Him. He gave His life that we might have eternal
life.
John 10:10 “10 The thief
comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life,
and have it to the full.”
“The Greek word translated "life"
here is ZOE, and it means "life in the absolute sense, life as God has
it" (Vine's Expository Dictionary). Everyone who is breathing has life in
the sense of physical existence, but only those who receive Jesus can
experience life as God intended it to be. Jesus came not only to save people
from the torment of eternal hell but also to give them this ZOE life, or
God-kind of life, in abundance. The life of God is not awaiting people in
heaven but is the present possession of all born-again believers in their
spirits (Joh 5:24 and 1Jo 3:14). Believers can release this ZOE life and enjoy
it now by losing their natural lives (Mt 16:24-25, Mr 8:34-37, and Lu 9:23-25)
and finding this supernatural life. The way believers lose their lives is to
deny any thoughts, emotions, or actions that are contrary to the Word of God,
which is life (ZOE in Joh 6:63). When they line their thoughts, emotions, and
actions up with the instructions of God's Word, then they'll find this ZOE life
manifest in their bodies and souls as well” http://www.awmi.net/bible/joh_10_10
The Flip Side:
For me this story actually started on Tuesday
evening. I was staying at Lesli’s parent’s house due to having a golf outing on
Wed morning across town. Lesli had a networking meeting to go to in Fort Worth.
When she called me on her way home I was watching a movie and couldn’t talk to
her but we were texting. Something had shifted in her Spirit. I don’t know what
it was but something had been let go and something new was beginning. She was
happy and refreshed. Lesli had sent me a picture of the mare and asked if we
should get her. Initially my thought is generally “no, we don’t need another
mouth on the feed bill, let alone 2 mouths.” But the way Lesli was talking
about it I could tell this one was different.
Wednesday Morning: We continued to text on
and off about it throughout my golf round and I told Lesli to get more
information and we would make a decision once we knew more. I had peace to
proceed but I hadn’t heard a specific word. After my golf round I was headed to
my next stop and speaking with Lesli on the phone trying to make a decision. I
asked Lesli to “hang up and ask God what we should do? Pray about it and seek
and I would do the same.” When we hung up the phone I began to pray and this is
what God told me: “I am birthing something new in Lesli, but it is going to
require her to step out in faith.” I knew that the answer was yes lets save
this mare and see what the Father does. But Lesli needed to be on board and
step out in Faith. (At that point I haven’t told Lesli what God had spoken to
me). We discussed it and decided we should do what it takes to save the mare. After
we made payment and started working out the details we were able to share this
experience with each other. I am looking forward to see where the next step in
this journey takes us.
She did it maybe once more and I still calmly talked to her and
stroked her head between her ears until I truly think she went to sleep. She stood there in that position for 10-15
minutes straight until a noise startled her in the neighborhood, and she even
snorted as she awoke, which made me laugh.
