Weekly Devotion November 4 2024

 

This Devotion was written by Sportsmen Devotional and posted with permission

Bible Study Verse: Luke 22:31-32 "Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers." NIV. Psalms 51:9-10 Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity. Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. NIV. 

Thoughts: More often than not, I learn the hard way. I have made many mistakes when it comes to hunting, especially whitetails. There are certain enclosed blinds on food plots that I love to sit for evening hunts. I used not to study the wind direction or weather forecasts for the timeframe of planned hunts. I can’t tell you how often my scent has meandered in the wrong direction. When my scent enters a bedding area, I will not see a deer, and deer will spook when it drifts across feeding areas. Even when the wind was right for the beginning of my hunts, weather fronts approached and shifted the wind to the advantage of my query. More favorable outcomes have come my way since I always study the forecast for where and when I am hunting. I now have stands set up for different wind directions. You can say that my failures have led to my success 

Action Point: Past failures, mistakes, or sins can weigh heavily on your mind. There is no doubt about it—God uses our failures to teach us and transform us. Just like Simon Peter, who denied Jesus three times, later repented and never did anything like that again. Look at the life of King David; how many times did he fail and always turn back to the Lord? David is also known as a man after God’s own heart. We can remember past mistakes and shun them without allowing us to be unproductive but rather become successful in our Christian Walk. God can use all of us to relate to someone else who may be going through the same thing we may have gone through once. Be willing to share with others!

Sportsman’s Tip of the Day: Study the weather forecast before going out in the field for outdoor activities. MyRadar and The Weather Channel Apps work well, giving you accurate predictions and real-time information on approaching weather conditions.