I teetered back and forth, sure I was going to fall off. For the first time in horseback riding lessons, we had tried to ride without stirrups at a trot. If you've never ridden horses before, then you don't know how hard this is. If you've never ridden a horse at a trot without stirrups with a tilted saddle before, then you have no idea how nearly impossible this is!
My wonderful horse, Captain, is sweet and stubborn. He won't let anyone tighten his girth. And without tightening his girth enough, the saddle will be tilted. After a worker painstakingly managed to tighten his girth, she didn't tighten it enough.
Here I was, on a tilted, sliding saddle, going at a trot (with my horse begging to burst into a canter), without stirrups, and turning a corner. Everyone watching was sure I was going to fall off and, honestly, I have no clue how I was able to hold on long enough to slow him down.
Like me teetered back and forth on a saddle, it is possible to not read your Bible as you go through the day. Lots of people do. But I have honestly found that it makes the whole rest of my day go smoother if I take time to read my Bible in the mornings. Often time the passages I read that morning stick with me throughout the day, encouraging me. 2 Timothy 3:16 says, "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness." If Scripture is God-breathed, then it must be important to read.
Without reading my Bible daily, I find myself teetering through the day, worn out and down right grumpy. It's amazing the difference when I actually take the time to be in God's Word.
Kayla Joy
