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Hebrews 13 :16 And do not forget to do good, and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
Why do I wear my buckskin coat when I speak or have wildernesspreacher events? It’s to remind me of a very important scripture given to us.
I personally made my buckskin coat from deer skins the way the Native Americans did. It’s called braintanning. The brains of the animal are used to tan the hide, turning it into clothing. Lots of time,labor, and stretching, pulling softening to turn a skin into clothing that will last for years. I’ll share more in a future blog.
Here is the important step for today. You have to “smoke” the buckskin to make it waterproof. You take the skin and actually place it over a fire away from the flame but in the smoke. The longer you leave it in the smoke the darker it becomes. Why smoke? The smoke particles cling to every fiber of the buckskin. This “clinging to every fiber” allows the buckskin to remain soft, even when it gets wet. If the smoke is not in every fiber, then when the coat gets wet, it will become hard as rawhide( you know, like your dog’s chewbones).
Is God in every fiber of your being? If not, then when you “get wet” by what this world throws at you, you will become HARD/have a hardened Heart.
I don’t want to have a hardened heart. How can this be prevented?
Mark 12:30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.
In other words, Jesus must be in every “fiber of our being” for us to keep from turning hard hearted.
Let your desire for Him to be in every part of your life become the most important step in this journey. You will need His help to do this. Ask Him, see what happens!!
See Ya! Dan wilderenesspreacher.com
What does the world “throw” at you to try to make you hard hearted? Leave a comment
That’s the most asked question about my hawks and owls that I fly. And YES!! They are sharp.
The claws, talons is a more correct word, are sharp enough that I must wear a long thick leather glove. Sharp talons are vital tools that these birds of prey use to snatch and hold prey, protect themselves, and perch on a tree limb.
These talons and beak must stay sharp! The beak and talons are critical tools that these birds of prey use for their survival. Hawks have a way of sharpening their tools. It’s by continually using them. If you place a hawk in a pen, always giving it cut up meat (they don’t eat salads ya know!), their beaks will grow abnormally long. This would require a manual process called “coping” to file the beak down to where it would function. My hawks must always be able to rip and tear their food.
What are your ‘tools’ that you must use on your spiritual journey? I value my guidebook( the Bible), to keep me on path and to provide spiritual food. To keep this tool sharp requires me to continually use it.
A new tool that I’m beginning to use more and more is my computer and the internet. Yes, even in my wilderness, the internet is becoming a more valuable tool to reach out (to you guys) as well as a source of information.
If it’s on the internet it’s true right? I’ll admit there sometimes is a fear in me about all this information on the internet. But I shouldn’t fear this tool, but instead use a sound mind and let this power be used for God’s Glory. My friend Derek at http://derekouellette.ca/ has been a great help with advice about social media and the internet.
I have no spirit of fear concerning those talons and beak. But I do realize the power that these tools give this Red tail hawk. (I’ll show you my scar from wearing too short a glove.)
What tools do you use on your spiritual journey? How do you stay sharp?
For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and love, and of a sound mind. 2 Tim 1:7