How about Being a Snail?

In line with what i had shared about bull & bear yesterday, now is the snail's turn! I was watching the News last night & as usual the newscaster was rattling on the world events. Then suddenly..there was a report on this Snail Competition that captured my attention. Usually we will hear on different kinds of competition, but NOT SNAIL COMPETITION.

Haha..i was amused & amazed simply because it is an unusual competition watching snails competing with each other to cross the finish line, when they are super duper slow. To think you have to watch them patiently, even the tortorises can crawl faster than them. Interestingly, have you seen snails get themselves entangled? YES! It's ENTANGLED. Don't be shocked because i literally saw 2-3 snails entangled with each other & it is really comical.

Some interesting facts on snails:

1. The largest land snail ever found is 38.1cm long & weighs 0.91kg
2. Some snails have been known to live up to 15 years
3. Snails are hermaphrodites which means that they have both male & female reproductive organs
4. Snails usually travel on irregular paths, often traveling in a circle
5. Snails reply mainly on their sense of touch & smell when finding food because they have very poor eyesight
6. Snails cannot hear
7. Because of the suction created by their slime, a snail can crawl upside down
8. The fastest snails are the speckled garden snails which can move up to 0.05km per hour
9. Garden snails hibernate during the winter & live on their stored fat
10. Garden snails breathe with lungs

Wah..no wonder it takes ages for them to complete a race. To contextualize this,

Are you someone who has been travelling on irregular paths & in a circle? You need to refocus & realign yourself back to God, as he will direct you & make your path straight. Trust in the Lord with all your heart & lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him & he shall direct your path straight. You do not need to run in circles anymore, but run forward to pursue what God has in store for you ahead.

Are you someone who has poor eyesight & cannot hear properly? You need to be watchful lest you fall into temptation. You need to hear what the Spirit says lest you miss the Rhema & Will of God. Pray this: "Open my eyes Lord, I want to see Jesus. To reach out & touch Him & say that I love Him. Open my ears Lord, & help me to listen. Open my eyes Lord, I want to see Jesus."

Don't be a snail in your walk with God.

p.s. Please please please! Don't torture the poor snails but appreciate them as the beautiful creation of God.