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Let Go and Soar!
by
Ann Stewart
When you think of the majestic eagle, what comes to
mind first? Don’t you picture it with its wings outstretched soaring
high above creation?
Can you imagine living high up where the clouds begin with virtually no
predator to endanger your existence? You hibernate at set intervals,
during which you shed your old, and acquire new cells; and dominate the
sky with your arms outstretched as if in pure praise.
Do you know that is exactly what our heavenly father expects us to do
and what His will is for our lives? Yes, and He has equipped us that
way. Only we tend to envision ourselves as chickens, bound to the
ground, unable to fly – let alone soar. This is what the Word of God has
to say:
He gives power to the faint, and to them that have no might he increases
strength. ...But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their
strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and
not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” (psalm 40: 28-31)
If you have ever flown in a glider plane, you know what an exhilarating
experience that is! No noise; no motor. You’re lifted up by another
power source; you cannot get up on your own. But, once aloft, you steer
along with the updrafts. If you go counter to the drafts, well guess
what? You go down very quickly. But, as you learn to “feel” those drafts
and maneuver in sync with them, it’s like “whoopee”! Quiet, peaceful and
in harmony with your surroundings, there is no effort on your part to do
anything but “go with the flow.”
That’s what the eagle does. It allows itself to be lifted up by the
prevailing wind currents. It does not try and go counter to it, or force
its own will upon it. It instinctively knows how to let go – and enjoy.
Could that be our problem? The human mind has the tendency to “let me do
it.” We have been so conditioned not to rely on others that we’ve become
solely reliant on ourselves.
But, there is a Source we CAN rely on. And, that is the secret to
soaring. Once we get to know who God is, how much He wants to walk with
us, talk with us and guide us in every circumstance in our lives, then,
and only then will we be willing and able to let go and be held aloft by
His everlasting arms.
The Book of Deuteronomy 33: 27 declares: “The eternal God is thy refuge,
and underneath are the everlasting arms."
Would you like to come to know God better to the point that you can
trust Him fully – like a small child being tossed high up in the air by
his daddy, fully trusting that he will be caught safely in his loving
arms?
Although it took a while, I learned to hang onto Him. At first it felt
like I was barely hanging on by my fingernails, but then slowly but
surely faith start building up in me until it exploded into a full-blown
trust in Him and total victory in my life.
Would you like to soar as an eagle, held up high by no effort of your
own, feeling loved, guided, held tightly and flooded with peace? Come
and join me up here. It’s wonderful to let go and let God!
About the Author:
Ann is author of With Wings As Eagles.
http://www.lifealteringwords.com/with-wings-as-eagles
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