Thank You, Lord (Part One)

For the past 3 years, I have been trying to achieve the Canter gate in ridding. But, every time I have tried to do it, I have all ways been stopped by fear and self doubts. All this negativity comes from the Devil. I was fine as long as I was doing the Trout but as soon as the instructor said, “O.k. lets do a little Cantering”. My seat started to fall apart and I held on to the reigns so tight that the house would not move. So, I finally decided to pray and meditate on Bible versus.
The Bible versus that I used are Psalms 143, John 14: 16-20, John 14:25-27 and John 15: 7-8. I find that the Bible is the most reveling to me when I pray and meditate at the same time. The easiest way to explain this is with an example. I’ll use John 14: 16-20. In John 14: 16-20, Jesus is telling his disciples that He is going to send the Holy Spirit to them.

“16And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever—17the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. 18I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. 19Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. 20On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.”----- John 14: 16-20

As you are reading the first verse, ask yourself: Who is giving us the Counselor, how long will the Counselor stay and where is the Counselor coming from? Read the verses slowly because if you read them fast you’ll miss the message and the blessing. By reading it slowly and asking yourself these questions you’ll gain a better understanding of what is going on in the scripture. Next, ask yourself: What is the Counselor called?, what is the World’s reaction to him?, where does the Counselor live?, what is Jesus promise to anyone who is his disciple? And lastly, who lives in all of us? Now, try this method with Psalms 143, John 14:25-27 and John 15: 7-8.
Thank you Lord for helping me with my cantor, you and the Holy Spirit gave the confidence to do the cantor. You not only calmed my fears and kept me focus but made sure the horse stayed calm and lesson to the reigns. Since fear is caused by the Devil; thank you for keeping the Devil away from me. So I can learn and testify to your power and glory. Halleluiah!