4 Horses

It is said that there are four kinds of horses; excellent ones, good ones, poor ones and bad ones. The excellent horses will run slow and fast, right and left, at the driver's will, before it sees the shadow of the whip; the second best will run as well as the first one does, just before the whip reaches its skin; the poor ones will run when it feels pain on its body; the bad ones will run after the pain penetrates the marrow of its bones. This is how most of us view ourselves and the world. When we hear this story, we want to be the best horse, the one who has the easiest time changing, improving and succeeding.

But what if the measurement of the horses is wrong? what if instead of running, they should be measured by which horse experiences the run the most? Because the "bad horse" actually has to feel the whip deep inside of him, he knows the sacrifices needed to run. The excellent horse never thinks it has to sacrifice. This is how I believe God sees us and measures us. It is not how easy it is for us to live the Christian life, but rather how much we sacrifice to do it.