10/14/2025
๐ฅน๐ฅน๐ฅน
๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ
Owning, training, and showing horses is one of the most rewarding journeys โ but itโs also one of the hardest. There are days filled with excitement, progress, and prideโฆ and others filled with frustration, setbacks, and questions that donโt seem to have answers. Every horse, every moment, every challenge shapes us โ not just as horsemen, but as people of faith.
The story of Blue Thunder has been a reflection of that truth. There have been moments that made our hearts swell โ when the hard work, prayers, and long hours seemed to come together in perfect harmony. And then there have been the days that tested every ounce of faith โ when things didnโt go as planned, when doors closed we thought shouldโve opened, and when emotions like doubt, confusion, or disappointment crept in louder than our confidence.
๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐โ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐ญ๐จ: ๐๐จ๐โ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐, ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ.
Our human minds donโt always understand why God places us in certain situations, with certain people, or in challenging seasons. Sometimes, the very moments that feel like detours are actually divine directions. And even the strongest believers in the Bible had moments where emotions clouded faith.
John the Baptist โ the man who prepared the way for Jesus Himself โ found himself in prison questioning everything. He sent word asking, โAre You the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?โ (Matthew 11:3). After all the miracles he had witnessed, all the prophecies he had fulfilled, doubt still crept in during his darkest moment.
Then thereโs Thomas. He walked beside Jesus for years. He saw the blind see and the dead raised. Yet when the news came that Jesus had risen, Thomas said, โUnless I see the nail marks in His hands and put my finger where the nails were, I will not believe.โ (John 20:25).
๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ค๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ. ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ. ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐. ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ญ โ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐๐งโ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ญ. ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ.
Thatโs the God we serve โ one who understands our doubts, but calls us back to faith.
And that same struggle happens in our own journeys โ especially in the world of horses. Training setbacks, unexpected injuries, the long road to the show pen โ they can all create emotional storms that test our patience and faith. But faith isnโt built on feelings. Itโs built on trust.
๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐งโ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ค ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ โ ๐ข๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒโ๐ฏ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐. ๐๐จ๐จ ๐จ๐๐ญ๐๐ง, ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ-๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐, ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ญ. ๐๐โ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ. ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ๐งโ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ โ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐.
When you find yourself in a season of doubt or standing at a fork in the road, stop. Pray on it. Listen for Godโs direction, not your emotions. His path is peace, not pressure. His voice brings clarity, not confusion.
The Bible reminds us:
โTrust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.โ โ Proverbs 3:5
โBe still, and know that I am God.โ โ Psalm 46:10
Blue Thunderโs journey hasnโt been about perfection โ itโs been about persistence. Itโs been about learning to trust God through the process, even when the outcome wasnโt what we pictured. Itโs about remembering that every setback is a setup for something greater.
So if you find yourself in a season of uncertainty โ maybe your horse isnโt progressing, the show isnโt going your way, or life outside of horses has thrown a few curveballs โ remember this: no plan is greater than His.
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ฒ. ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฆ. ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ, ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ โ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ. ๐ฉ๏ธ๐
