The wild boar stood at the edge of the river

He was handsome and fit

As boars go
And he was well known
By all the boars in this town and the next

He grunted as he moved the dirt

In front of him

Toward the river

He wanted to make a difference

Surely he could

He was the the biggest of the boars

The strongest, too

And he had passion beyond

What boars are usually gifted

But he had one weakness

He did not like the ordinary 

the expected

the mundane

anything stationery

that would not move and change and develop

He was all about moving forward

But this one day he was caught

Off guard by what he saw

Across the river

A small goat was leaping 

Into the river and then climbing 

Back out

Over and over and over

The goat leaped

Was it crazy?

What did it think it was accomplishing?

The wild boar began to cross the river

To get a closer look at the goat

The closer he got, the more 

Confusing it seemed

Surely, there was a reason

For this act of insanity

Finally the wild boar arrived

At the goat's side of the river

Staring the goat straight in the eyes

The wild boar asked him,

"Why do you keep leaping into the water?"

The goat replied,

"To get your attention, to bring you

over to my side of the river"

Just then, a massive bear

Emerged from the woods 

That ran alongside the river

It did not take long for the bear

To kill the wild boar

That evening

The goat and the bear feasted

On wild boar

While telling the woodland creatures

Their story of conquest

Just because something draws

Your attention

It doesn't mean you are safe to pursue it

God will never lead you into evil

God will never cause you to compromise with evil

God will never alter the Truth

To fit your beliefs

Stories are a fun way to pass the time

But the Truth of the matter is

That you are walking in dangerous territory

And that which draws your soul

May also be the very thing

That captures and devours you

You are no match for the king of evil

You have no defense against

The players of his realm

Once you step in his territory

He has ways to keep you there

To hold you captive

And even the prayers of many

Will not be able to deliver you

You've heard the Truth

You've walked in the Truth

You've known intimacy 

Even in dark spaces

But that to which you cling now

Is not Holy

Is not True

Is not of the Father

It is an impostor

Pray with fervor for the Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ 

to break you free

Pray until all that holds your soul captive

is removed

One more day

And there will be no release

One more day

And Satan wins

One more day

And the man we know

Will be lost

One more day

And the talons of the Evil one

Will have taken hold

In ways you will not escape

Psalm 57