Traditional Archery is unlike any other anything in the world. What is it like? To the uninitiated, it's like hunting, or shooting, with a pistol, from the hip and hitting your target. The vast majority of hunters or marksmen will never know the joy of traditional archery. That's a shame because it, in my humble opinion, connects you more deeply to your target/task than you could ever get anywhere. You don't have a sight, mechanical release or fall-away rest to impede your connection with God's bounty. You don't look at the world through rose-colored glasses and we don't look at it through a peep site.
Traditional Archery is not an elitist undertaking. It's kind of like being a Christian. We all know we aren't perfect but we strive to live our life the way God intended. We are all perfect in God's eyes. We can do the job he intended for us. We don't need anything extra to get the job done because we are good enough as we are now. Kind of like a longbow/recurve and something more high-tech.
As I go through life, I'm bombarded with obstacles and some are tougher than others. I've been knocked down so many times I'm not sure if I have the strength to get up. Whenever I start feeling down, I ALWAYS remember that I am good enough. Although I'm not perfect, God made me, and you, in his image. God is perfection. Anything that happens does so for a reason and you can bet that God is behind it, directly or indirectly.
I heard a message today about controlling our negative thoughts. If you lose a job, the first reaction may be anger...followed quickly by others. Why can't we realize that God is in control and, for a reason known only to Him, we aren't needed at that job anymore? Though we may no understand His plan, he does have one. I think this is all about trusting Him. I truly believe that none of us trust Him as completely as we should.
Just before I wrote this, I was sitting in my recliner, watching tv. A strong urge to write came over me. It was so strong that I had to act. I'm not sure who I'm supposed to be writing to so I'm writing it here. I figure that wherever I decide to write this, that is where God intended it to be.
Deb and Jon (Cottonwood), thank you for helping me see past myself and start seeing what is laid out before me by God Himself. My hope is that whoever reads this will find some comfort in these words. I believe that God told me to write this because someone, maybe myself, needed to hear it.
Blake Simmons (bsimm78)
Traditional Archery is not an elitist undertaking. It's kind of like being a Christian. We all know we aren't perfect but we strive to live our life the way God intended. We are all perfect in God's eyes. We can do the job he intended for us. We don't need anything extra to get the job done because we are good enough as we are now. Kind of like a longbow/recurve and something more high-tech.
As I go through life, I'm bombarded with obstacles and some are tougher than others. I've been knocked down so many times I'm not sure if I have the strength to get up. Whenever I start feeling down, I ALWAYS remember that I am good enough. Although I'm not perfect, God made me, and you, in his image. God is perfection. Anything that happens does so for a reason and you can bet that God is behind it, directly or indirectly.
I heard a message today about controlling our negative thoughts. If you lose a job, the first reaction may be anger...followed quickly by others. Why can't we realize that God is in control and, for a reason known only to Him, we aren't needed at that job anymore? Though we may no understand His plan, he does have one. I think this is all about trusting Him. I truly believe that none of us trust Him as completely as we should.
Just before I wrote this, I was sitting in my recliner, watching tv. A strong urge to write came over me. It was so strong that I had to act. I'm not sure who I'm supposed to be writing to so I'm writing it here. I figure that wherever I decide to write this, that is where God intended it to be.
Deb and Jon (Cottonwood), thank you for helping me see past myself and start seeing what is laid out before me by God Himself. My hope is that whoever reads this will find some comfort in these words. I believe that God told me to write this because someone, maybe myself, needed to hear it.
Blake Simmons (bsimm78)
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