Short stories (true)

THE PREGNANT DEER

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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.

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

She looks to her left & sees a hunter with his bow extended pointing at her.

To her right, she spots a hungry lion approaching her.

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What can the pregnant deer do?

She is in labour!

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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?

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She is constrained by the fire on the one side & the flowing river on the other & boxed in by her natural predators.

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What does she do?

She focuses on giving birth to a new life.

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The sequence of events that follow are:

- Lightning strikes & blinds the hunter.

- He releases the arrow which zips past the deer & strikes the hungry lion.

- It starts to rain heavily, & the forest fire is slowly doused by the rain.

- The deer gives birth to a healthy fawn.

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In our life too, there are moments of choice when we are confronted on αll sides with negative thoughts and possibilities.
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Some thoughts are so powerful that they overcome us & overwhelm us.
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Maybe we can learn from the deer.
The priority of the deer, in that given moment, was simply to give birth to a baby.
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The rest was not in her hands & any action or reaction that changed her focus would have likely resulted in death or disaster.
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Ask yourself,
Where is your focus?
Where is your faith and hope?
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In the midst of any storm, do keep it on God always.
He will never ever disappoint you. NEVER.
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Remember, He neither slumbers nor sleeps...

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