A Cowboy's Prayer

[Heavyduty053]

               Jake the rancher had the biggest spread of land in Northern Montana, 2000 acres to be   exact and it was a chore sometimes to keep everything going. His nearest neighbor who lived about 10 miles from him owned a Helicopter and about once a week he would fly it around to keep in practice and would fly over Jake's ranch to see if any problems were found, just a friendly gesture and besides he didn't have anything else to do. Jake always kidded Henry that he had more money than he knew what to do with, actually both of them did and Henry decided he would invest in a Helicopter as a play toy. Him and Jake with the best of friends and had been more or their lives always helping each other when the need arises. Henry was married and Jake just didn't take the time to although sometimes he wished he had done so. He missed the thought of having a wife and surely missed the fact of having a son to show him how to be a rancher.

 

               One day Henry was out flying and seen a fence about to fall down in the north part of Jake's ranch, by land it was far enough that Jake had line shack's set up in different parts of his land to stay the night if the need arises to fix problems. Jake gathered his tools after the call from Henry, always throwing some food in  a bag just in case. It happened to be in the beginning of winter and of all the times just when a really cool wind was coming down from the north. Clouds was gray and dense looking like snow at any moment and he was sure that where he was going up in the high country it probably would. He drove his old truck, I say old because he never took the time to trade for a newer model cause this one had served him well. Jake didn't have many modern conveniences, didn't believe in spending money when the old way was good enough.

 

               The old truck was a 1969 Ford, sorta beat up but it got him to town and around his ranch all these many years was loaded with what he needed, and he set out to get the job done before some of his cattle got out. Sometimes where he had to go was lonely because even his radio wouldn't pick up anything. Jake did have a Cell phone for emergency purposes just in case he had to call his neighbor for assistance. Jake had traveled about a half day's ride when all of a sudden his old truck just give out and stopped. Try as he might the old truck would only try to start but it would not. After sitting there for a minute and looking around he knew the nearest line shack was at least another 3 miles and it was already knowing hard. Jake knew it would not a be a wise decision to try to walk toward that line shack for shelter and it was way to far back to the house so he was stuck.

 

               He had always heard his friend Henry talk about going to church and praying to keep in touch with the lord but he would just let it go in one ear and out the other, never thinking he might ever need any help from something you can't see. Jake just never put much importance on the thought of something like this being so critical. It was beginning to sink in that he was in a deadly spot with no heat, no shelter and the wind blowing hard. The temperature was already below zero and with nightfall coming quickly his heart was getting heavy with fear. He tried his old truck one last time before the battery when completely down the softly cursed his old truck and everything about it then thought maybe this is the time to say a prayer, maybe God would help him start his old truck. Snowing hard, it had already got to be a foot or more and it hadn't even got started good yet. Jake tried his cell phone but there was not signal.

 

               His friend Henry wasn't to concerned about not hearing from his old friend because he knew Jake had went up into the high country and would be there a day or two. On the third day they found Jake frozen sitting in that old truck. People that knew Jake just said, "It must have been his time" and all of us have one. Jake lived his life as many do going through life thinking they can do all the things they need to survive on their on and when they die their dead, that's it.

 

               They just like Jake will meet up with fate one day and it might be to late to offer a prayer because they will not know how to offer a sincere prayer of repentance.

 

               There is an old saying that something when a person does not think they need God un til they get into trouble is in trouble because they offer a prayer and they offer it from a stand point of self attitude not sincerity. It has been said that, God might just give your gift of your prayer to another one of his children that talks with him daily and pass you by . because he knows deep in your heart you are not sincere nor are you willing to become one of his children. No one knows whether Jake prayer or not or whether he repented of his life before it was taken....that is a mystery that will never have an answer. This message is saying that God will let you live the life you choose and will not bother you but when you stumble upon trouble sometimes it is to late to change course. Change it now before trouble happens and be ready then God will see you through it.

 

My wish for the new year is for someone or many to find their place with God before it to late in this life. Your choices are yours right now but when that last breath comes it will be his.......Have a Happy New Year and I hope God opens his store house and lets blessings fall like rain for all..............Heavyduty053 

 

              

[rope]

Heavy....thank you & God bless you!

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[nannab]

So true. Amen.

[Texstorm]

Thanks Heavy ! Let Gods blessings rain down upon us this New Year ! Happy New Years DV !