*THE PREGNANT DEER -

*In a forest, a pregnant deer is about to
give birth. She finds a remote grass field
near a strong-flowing river*.

*This seems a safe place*.

*Suddenly labour pains begin.*

*At the same moment, dark clouds
gather around above and lightning starts a
forest fire*.


*She looks to her left and sees a hunter
with his bow extended pointing at her. To
her right, she spots a hungry lion
approaching her*.


*What can the pregnant deer do?
Remember she is in labor!!*


*What will happen?*


*Will the deer survive?*


*Will she give birth to a fawn?*


*Will the fawn survive?*


*Or will everything be burnt by the forest
fire?*


Will she perish to the hunters' arrow?
Will she die a horrible death at the hands
of the hungry lion approaching her?
She is constrained by the fire on the one
side and the flowing river on the other
and boxed in by her natural predators.
What does she do?



She focuses on giving birth to a new life.
The sequence of events that follows are:


- lightning strikes and blinds the hunter.
- he (the hunter) releases the arrow
which zips past the deer and strikes the
hungry lion.
- it starts to rain heavily and the forest
fire is slowly doused by the rain.
- the deer gives birth to a healthy fawn.
Check the circumstances that took place
above and ask yourself whether the deer
had any influence in the chain of reactions
that happened to her enemies right in
front of her very eyes.



In our life too, there are moments of
choice when we are confronted on all
sides with negative thoughts and
possibilities. What we must not do is take
our eyes off the ball. We must remain
focused on the issue at hand.
Some thoughts are so powerful that they
overcome us and overwhelm us.

*Maybe we can learn something from the
deer.*
The priority of the deer, in that given
moment was simply to give birth to a
baby. The rest was not in her hands and
any action or reaction that changed her
focus would have likely resulted in death
or disaster.


*Ask yourself:*
*Where is my focus?*
*Where is my faith and hope?*
*In the midst of any storm, do keep faith
in the Creator always. He will never ever
disappoint you. NEVER.*
*Remember, He neither slumbers nor
sleeps!! The strong person knows how to
keep their life in order*. *Even with tears
in their eyes, they still manage to say
"I'm ok" with a smile*.


As you step out this morning, I wish you
the best as you bear the thought of the
pregnant deer.