Do not be like the horse or like the mule, which have no understanding, which must be harnessed with bit and bridle, else they will not come near you (Psalm 32:9). The Bible uses animals and their dispositions to illustrate the attitudes we should and shouldn’t have as believers. A horse is high spirited, and if not properly trained will bolt in a moment’s notice. It’s difficult to be lead if you constantly “jump the gun.” God can’t lead us if we’re in front of Him, so slow d

If anyone wants to follow in My footsteps, he must give up all right to himself, take up his cross and follow Me (Mark 8:34 –J.B. Phillips Translation). To experience the best that God has for us, we must be willing to give ourselves and our willpower over to the rule of the Holy Spirit. We are the custodians of our will. Our will is a sacred thing that God will not overpower. The Holy Spirit has the ability to aid us in every department of life, but He waits for us to yield