I was making a video of a nasty storm when I spotted these 2 birds of prey. You know, birds like hawks and eagles, etc. Within minutes, the bottom would be falling out from this storm. But there they were, soaring through and above the storm.
Soaring is when you use the wings God gave you to glide along your journey. These birds didn’t flap their wings a single time as I watched them. Instead of using their own power by flapping their wings, they just soared. God’s power from winds and thermal drafts allow these beautiful creatures to soar.
Seeing these birds reminded me of my dear friend (and her family) who are all having to face a nasty storm in life. This family has been lifted up in prayer. God is definitely lifting them higher spiritually. Higher, so that they will be using the wings of Eagles to navigate through and over this storm.
I wish I had answers to life’s questions. God, why is this happening? Why them? What will happen next? On and on. It’s my weak human nature showing through that makes me crave these answers. I want to do all the flapping myself. I can fly under my own power. I’ve got my own “wings”.
But, somewhere in the journey we begin to trust in God’s power. We “spread our wings”, not to flap in busyness. But, our wings are now spread so that we can use God’s power and His Glory to “lift” us up and along on our journey. It’s no more the tireless flapping (which looks busy), but now it’s the reaching out for God and His power (sorta looks like we’re not doing anything). But a valuable move has been made. The faith and trust required to depend solely on God can only come from……. well, God himself.
My dear friend and family, I hurt for you. We love you so much. You are being such an inspiration, spiritually, to all of us who are walking around looking skyward.
There you are soaring high up in the sky. Soaring with the help from an Almighty God. I’m sure the view is different from on Eagle’s wings you are now soaring with. All we see from this view below is a nasty storm. You are living life from day to day, “one day at a time” as you say. The faith and trust to travel hour by hour, day by day, depending on God alone is nothing short of living the miracle. What miracle? Having a living relationship with a living God. He is there “lifting you up on Eagles wings”. We lift you up in prayer. God is lifting you even further, closer to Him. Soar my friend! We hurt and fret for you from below. God is lovingly and powerfully guiding you closer to Him from above. Soar, fly higher my friend.
But they that wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles……. Isaiah 40:31
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