Praise Him!

Well, even though it may seem like it, the world has not ended yet.

God is still on the throne. God is still King. God is still in control of everything. God is still God. God has not forsaken us. God is and always will be I AM. He is "the great king over all the earth". Praise God that He's still in control. Praise God that we can still come to Him. Praise God that He doesn't leave us just because a democrat won the election. Praise God that His ways are unsearchable. Praise God that He is still King.

This is a day of rejoicing! I will rejoice, even though everyone else may be crying out in agony. I will praise my God because He has rescued me from an eternal death! I will praise Him because He is God. I will praise Him because He is higher than a president. I will praise Him because He loves me more than anything and he sent His only son to die for me. I will praise Him for the resurrection. I am praising the Lord for His love is higher and deeper and longer and wider than anyone's(Ephesians 3:14-19)! I will praise the God of the skies, for He is my very breath!


Praise ye the Lord!

Psalm 47

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

1 Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples!
Shout to God with the voice of triumph!
2 For the LORD Most High is awesome;
He is a great King over all the earth.
3 He will subdue the peoples under us,
And the nations under our feet.
4 He will choose our inheritance for us,
The excellence of Jacob whom He loves. Selah

5 God has gone up with a shout,
The LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
6 Sing praises to God, sing praises!
Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
7 For God is the King of all the earth;
Sing praises with understanding.

8 God reigns over the nations;
God sits on His holy throne.
9 The princes of the people have gathered together,
The people of the God of Abraham.
For the shields of the earth belong to God;
He is greatly exalted.

My favorite picture...

I can't help it. I absolutely adore this picture! I love this horse! He's probably my second-best friend. I can't help it. In spite of all his faults, he's just too lovable. He's so funny!


This is a cool passage from Job 39.

“Have you given the horse strength?
Have you clothed his neck with thunder?

20 Can you frighten him like a locust?
His majestic snorting strikes terror.

21 He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength;
He gallops into the clash of arms.

22 He mocks at fear, and is not frightened;
Nor does he turn back from the sword.

23 The quiver rattles against him,
The glittering spear and javelin.

24 He devours the distance with fierceness and rage;
Nor does he come to a halt because the trumpet has sounded.

25 At the blast of the trumpet he says, ‘Aha!’
He smells the battle from afar,
The thunder of captains and shouting.

Eagh.

I'm feeling nasty today. I want to do some baking or something, but I am feeling pretty sick. So I'm going to try to do some schoolwork and maybe do something else later.

A blast!

I had a blast today! I went over to my riding teacher's house. First we talked a while, then decided we should get the horses run around the ring. So anyway, instead of around the ring, we just started making them canter around the field. They were running across the field, it was so cool! We brought them in and put the in the ring. I got some pictures and tried to go back to eat, and Rocky came over to the fence and started acting like a baby(cause he didn't want to work). So, instead of getting out of it, he decided to pose for pictures and eat my camera. Later we tacked all the horses up for the group we were ministering to and I rode Rocky some on the trail and he was so funny. Being his typical self, he had to try and eat some of the foliage along the trail. I wouldn't let him, so he got mad at me. I swear that horse was trying get me on his good side, but I wouldn't fall for it. So he pinned his ears back and grunted at me. He was irritated at me. After the group got ready to leave, the two girls and I cantered the horses around the ring once. Then we untacked them. I remembered that I wanted a picture with Rocky, and so I got my camera and one of the girls to take them. Then I put Rocky back in the field. My riding teacher offered to let us stay and ride a while longer, so we went out and got the other three horses that weren't used. I rode Angel. She is a flea-bitten grey Arabian and they were telling me she was a high energy horse. She hadn't been ridden in months(which meant she would have some kinks and stuff) because her owner didn't really have time for her and she was being boarded there. So we caught the horses and put them into the ring. Then we ran Angel around to get some of her kinks out. She galloped full speed around the ring and she looked gorgeous! She almost ran me over because she doesn't really watch where she's going, so I had to be careful to stay around the edge of the ring. But after running her, the two girls went into the paddock to tack up and one of them told me I should get to know her a little before bringing her in. So Angel and I just hung out in the ring walking around, talking, and being affectionate. I had her turn in little circles and backed her and just played around a little. Then I took her to tack up. I began to brush her as I always do before riding and she just loved it! She doesn't get much affection either, so she was kissing and leaning and rubbing all over me! She enjoying it so much. I tacked her up and got her into the ring. After a few minutes of making sure all the tack was on right, I mounted her. She did great. So trotted and walked her around a lot before picking up a canter. She had such a smooth trot! But because she hadn't been ridden in a long time, she had choppy, sometimes uneven gaits. She was a little unsure of her gaits. But she did great for not being ridden in a while! When I was almost finished, I decided to get her to do one more canter. She decided she didn't want to do it. She tried to kick out/buck me. I stayed on because it wasn't a very hard kick. But after several tries of this, she finally gave in. She picked up a canter for me and we went around. Afterwards, I brushed and groomed her and untacked her. Then I gave her a treat. I took her to the ring because one of the girls asked me to because she wanted to work with her. So I took her out to the ring and shut the gate. Then I took off her lead rope and let her go. She didn't leave me. She decided to trust me, I think. I tried to head out the gate, with her still standing where I left her. Then I continued to say goodbye. She came over to the gate. I kissed her nose and had to go. But I think she decided she liked me.

(Click on photos for full view. Blogger won't upload them any smaller for me.)

Check facebook for more photos. They are in the albums titled "Equine photography".