copyright 5/21/2006
Have you ever been on a boat in the sea? When the waves
are calm and the sun is shining, and you hear
the soft movement of the waves, it is so relaxing,
it soothes the spirit, and causes you to feel peace.
But let the winds pick up and start to toss the
boat, it changes the picture entirely. Suddenly
you are challenged in your spirit by the rising
fear of what may happen next. Will this boat
make it, or will it sink?
Have you ever seen the flight of an eagle? They
are such a majestic bird, they fly higher than
any other bird, serene, slow and graceful
and their wing span is magnificent. They create
an awesome reminder of how wonderful it must
be to soar far above the earth and its troubles.
I think our lives are just like these pictures.
When hard times come we have several choices.
We can plan to sink or we can plan to soar.
Remember yesterday, when all your trials seemed
so overwhelming? You probably were planning to sink.
You didn't see any way out. You made it through
yesterday did you not?
How many yesterdays have you made it through?
All of them, I imagine. Yet through many of them
you doubted God, and watched the storms in
terror. Oh God, what shall I do, what shall I do,
as you push him away and try to handle it all in
your own mind.
My friends, you are going through things with the
wrong attitude and concepts. It is not about what
you can do about your situations, it is about what
He can do in them. I keep remembering what
Jesus said as He prayed in the garden of Gethsemane.
Not my will, but thine be done Oh God. He released
it all to God... God you work in this situation, and lead
me through these dark times with your hand in mine
and your light guiding my path.
Is that what you are praying? When you first get
up in the morning, before you meet the challenges
of the day, are you meeting with the Master?
If you are not, you are planning for yourself the
day, depending upon your own capabilities,
and really, not allowing God full movement and
reign in your life. He brought us through yesterday,
He will bring us through today, and He has
tomorrow planned.
You can live a life of faith or a life of Fear.
I don't care what anyone says..it boils down to that.
You have a mental and spiritual choice each day.
Discipline your mind.. learn to think based on faith
in Christ, rather than basing your thinking on
your circumstances.
Don't defeat yourself before the day starts by
focusing on the storm. Focus on the One who
can calm the waves of the storm, and restore order
and peace to your heart, mind and spirit.
For He is Lord, and nothing can prevail against His Will.
But those who wait for the Lord -- who expect, look for
and hope in Him -- shall change and renew their
strength and power; they shall lift their wings and
mount up (close to God) as eagles (mount up to the sun);
they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not
faint nor become tired.
Isaiah 40:31
Suddenly, behold there arose a violent storm on the sea,
so that the boat being covered up by the waves,
and Jesus was sleeping. And they (his disciples)
went and awakened Him, saying, Lord rescue and
preserve us, we are perishing!
And He said to them, Why are you timid and afraid??
O you of little faith? Then He got up and rebuked the
winds and the sea, and there was a great and wonderful
calm (a perfect peaceableness)
Matthew 8:24-26
Who are you trusting in today, the One who controls
everything, or yourself, who is in control of very little.
Look to the author and finisher of your faith,
and your source of Strength, Jesus Christ.
He will give you the joy, and the strength to soar
like an eagle in the midst of your storms.
Love,
millie
remember
Only one life, will soon be past
Only what is done, for Christ will last
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