God certainly gives us free "Reign" with our choices in following God's leading in our life's choices...and with that in mind it is still a beautiful thing to watch a professional rider and his horse manuever through a rodeo course in perfect unity. I have watched a few rodeos in my day...the horse never performs on his own...the rider is the pilot in making every move count for the oneness, unity, and pleasure of the horse and the rider and the spectators as they move as one unit through a particular course. No reward, or the prize set before us, comes without dicipline or training. "Train up a child in the way he should go..." There are many days where I covet the bit but never enjoy the pain. There are also days where I require a more aggressive pull on the reigns by my Lord and Master. God's Word is a type of bit if I will heed it before the pain is fully necessary or applied. I have seen a professional rider work a course in the arena who simply applied slight pressure with his boots, and spurs, or the shifting of his weight and a gentle pulling of the reins. The beauty of being trained showed in the discipline in which the horse responded. An unruly horse ends up being the "broncing Bronco" who has been tethered elsewhere to apply the result desired. I don't want to fight God and end up tethered like that.