Today's Photograph . . . . It Felt Awesome Helping Her Hit Her Target (Ruben C) |
Matthew 7:13-14
"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." (NIV)
Thoughts
During a recent Hunter Education course, a young girl was having difficulty hitting the target at 10 yards. No scratch that; she was not hitting the target at all! As I watched it seemed as if her .22 rifle was pointed at the target while she continued to miss.
I asked her if she was looking through her right eye and she replied, "Yes". She kept missing. I then observed her as she aimed. To my surprise, she closed both eyes!
"Aha!" I thought. She could not close just one eye and for a few moments I was perplexed as what to do. I knew we had to get her on target or the whole class would not mean anything if she felt she couldn't hit the target on the last day.
It then occurred to me to make a field expedient "blinder" for a pair of safety glasses from a .22 carton and electrical tape. The young shooter immediately put them on (with the left eye piece covered) and she immediately started putting all her shots in the ten ring. After
hitting the target for the first time, she looked up at me and was all smiles. I asked her if she was looking through her right eye and she replied, "Yes". She kept missing. I then observed her as she aimed. To my surprise, she closed both eyes!
"Aha!" I thought. She could not close just one eye and for a few moments I was perplexed as what to do. I knew we had to get her on target or the whole class would not mean anything if she felt she couldn't hit the target on the last day.
It then occurred to me to make a field expedient "blinder" for a pair of safety glasses from a .22 carton and electrical tape. The young shooter immediately put them on (with the left eye piece covered) and she immediately started putting all her shots in the ten ring. After
It felt awesome to help her hit her target.
(Ruben C)
Action Point
Just like it's a bad idea to simply point a rifle downrange, close both eyes, pull the trigger, and expect to hit the target. We shouldn't think we can apply the same principles to our walk with Christ. Like the young shooter on the range needing guidance so do we.
Sometimes we may need to stop and re-orient ourselves. The Bible is a great place to start getting on target!!!
Sportsmen's Tip of the Day
If your young shooters are having difficulty hitting the target, a flip down eye piece may be the answer. Conversely, this can also be a great opportunity to train your young shooter to shoot with a scope with both eyes open.
