It Begins

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.