Deer Lord

Last night I saw no less than three dead deers on highway 80, between Indiana and Iowa. But this is normal in the fall, as deers migrate to avoid snowy weather. Ohio alone has over 500,000 of them. So for truckers driving nights, being alert is paramount. Furthermore, deers have adapted to low-light, which means at night they see much better. That is, until light from a vehicle hits them. The result is blindness. Hence, the old saying, “stuck like a deer in the head lights”. This is when a person is unable to process life because of a shock or fear.

But should this be normal? The answer is no. Unlike deers, we should never adapt to low light. In other words, not knowing who we are in Christ. Yes, life happens. This is true. However, there are particular guarantees in God that reduces, if not eliminates, our initial response to freeze. While our souls might indeed “thirst for the Lord, as the deer thirst for the waters”, according to the Psalms, seems to me, getting to the waters safely is just as important. What worry is to us, are what headlights are to deers.