Ain't Skeeeered

The other day I was driving out to check on my calves when I began to ponder how well these particular heifers were calving out. For all of you with a non-ag background a heifer is a cow that has not had her first calf. When they are bred they are commonly called first calf heifers. Calving out heifers is not just a job. It's an adventure. To say the least they are high maintenance. Bred heifers make me feel like Homer Simpson when he finds a rare caterpillar in his backyard. The EPA forces him to care for it and one of its attributes is that it's sexually attracted to fire. I think that heifers are sexually attracted to stupid.

Anywho, let's get back on point. As I began to ponder how well this heifer experience was going I began to fear to have that thought too loudly. The superstition began to creep in. Christ talked of fear frequently. "...do not fear those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul." "Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows." Fear not was a common preamble for Jesus. What made me fear being glad calving was going well? What a ridiculous fear to have. I was behaving as though the world was ran by an omnipresent boogie man whose only goal was to make life miserable for as many people as possible. The only problem is that Mr. Boogie is incredibly inept. He can only perceive life is good if you let the cat out of the bag. "So, you like when calving time is going well, ay? I'll fix that, ha ha ha ha ha!"

As I now began to ponder Mr. Boogie instead of calving I began to realize how mentally retarded I was to think this way. I began to see how fear can rob you of your joy. I began to realize why scripture addresses fear so much. I began to understand what FDR meant.

Now, I'm not a health and wealth guy. I do know bad times will come and bad things will happen. I also know that worrying about them won't stop them. "Which one of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?" I know that I am secure in Christ. I am built upon the rock. The rain descended, floods came, and the wind blew on both houses. The difference was the foundation.

"Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; unless the LORD guards the city, the watchmen stay awake in vain." Psalm 127:1

"For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:38-39