No 21
(Determination)
One animal in
nature that shows much determination is the wolverine. Pound for pound it is the fiercest animal on
earth. This northerly predator is shrewd
and highly active; the wolverine has two speeds – completely stopped or running
as fast as it can. It has been known to
eat the bait on a trap and then hide the trap from the hunters. Although it is very mobile, it is not a fast
runner so it usually resorts to ambushing its prey. It is not a very large animal; about the size
of a large fox; it is a member of the weasel family. Its eyesight is not that good either so it
uses its other abilities to compensate.
With sheer determination, it has been known to defeat a grizzly bear that
is many times its size. By using the
abilities it does have in single-minded concentration, the wolverine overcomes
several handicaps. Packs of wolves that have captured a meal will leave it for
fear of the wolverine. Its habitat is
In the Bible,
one person who shows much determination is Jacob. After stealing his brother
Esau’s birthright and blessing, he left his father Isaac to go to Laban to find
a wife. When he first saw Rachel, he
said to her that he was part of the family; he was determined to have her as
his wife. As it turned out, after having worked 7 years for Laban to obtain
Rachel, he got Leah instead, the elder of the two. Jacob did not like Laban’s decision and Laban
said to him “Fulfil her week, and we will give thee
this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other
years.”(Gen 29:27). Jacob got Rachel but he had to work another 7
years for Laban; he showed much
determination. When he was on the run
from Esau, his brother, he encountered an angel with whom he fought till
daylight and would not let him go till he blessed him. It was at this encounter that his name
changed to