What Is The Moral Of The Story The Lion Whiskers By Nancy Raines Day

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When facing the call, God will allow people to enter into your life to help kill certain spirits that are within. He has to prune and purge us in order to elevate. Relationships are a perfect example of how God uses people to kill the negative behavioral traits we carry. I was in a relationship and the person tried, well he didn’t try he did, tear my self-esteem down even more than what it was. He made me feel like less than a woman to the point where I began to hide and withdraw from society. I turned more towards the world rather than maintaining my relationship with God. This was all happening even after being called. However, one day I decided enough was enough and I decided to kill the relationship and work towards building myself up in …show more content…
God wants us to seek him first in our lives and make him the head and not the tail. When we take care of God’s business he will take care of our business. I was asked to read a story called “The Lion Whiskers” by Nancy Raines Day. The story focuses on a woman who was trying to win the heart of a boy who she had adopted. The boy had lost his parents. The mother went to a doctor in the village seeking help with winning the little boys love and affection. The doctor told the women that she would make her a potion that would allow the boy to love her, but the catch was that the recipe required the whisker of a …show more content…
The woman puzzled about the response wanted an explanation as to why she would no longer need the whisker. The doctor asked the woman how she obtained the whisker. The woman explained that she pursued the lion, provided food, and waited for the lion to gain her trust. It was then that the woman realized what she needed to do to win the love from the boy. Something we all have to do when we encounter a person who may be withdrawn, unlovable, and lacks the ability to trust. When we are waiting on a person in order to form a relationship we have to realize that we will have to have patience, demonstrate love and remain consistent. If we can hold on and wait we will eventually win the heart of the

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