Glory in Him: What Kind of Bird Are You?

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

What Kind of Bird Are You?

What kind of question is this, you ask? Yesterday, I heard a message by Dr. David Jeremiah, titled "Courage When Fatigue Drains You" (http://www.oneplace.com/). It was so encouraging. One of the analogies that he used was about birds. He asked, "Are you a flapper, a glider, or a soar(er)?" You know what scripture reference he used, of course, Isaiah 40:31 - 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. ("the ability to wait the master aptitude")

As an example for a "flapper" he used the hummingbird. He goes around flapping its wings all the time. So are we like the "flapper", flapping around making lots of noise, doing lots of stuff, but not finding peace. Or are we like the glider, who goes through life gliding, but eventually hits the floor because it looses the wind beneath its wings (hey, isn't this a song? sorry...). Or are we a soar(er), like the eagle. Who can rise above the circumstances. Who can soar because God is the one that sustains us. God is the one that is beneath us, above us, around us...who can go wrong with that.

Note: These are my thoughts from the message. This is what the Holy Spirit showed and ministered to my heart. They are not verbatim (word-per-word).

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: I'm sorry, but sometimes I'm a soarer, flapper, and all the rest. My prayer is that as the years go by, that the Lord will continue to teach me to soar.

Love,
Nettie; April 5, 2008 at 11:22 AM

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It’s sometimes very difficult for us to understand the wisdom and the love behind the things that God has planned.

But we wouldn’t have the rainbow if we didn’t have the rain; We wouldn’t know the pleasure if we never tasted pain.

We wouldn’t love the sunrise if we hadn’t felt the night; And we wouldn’t know our weakness if we hadn’t sensed God’s might.

We couldn’t have the springtime or the yellow daffodil if we hadn’t experienced the winter’s frosty chill.

And though the brilliant sunshine is something God has made. He knew too much could parch our souls so He created shade.

So God’s given us a balance: enough joys to keep us glad, enough tears to keep us humble, enough good to balance bad.

And if you’ll trust in Him you’ll see though yesterday brought sorrow, the clouds will part and dawn will bring a happier tomorrow.

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"THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW"
As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time. You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You'll fight with your best friend. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did. You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. Don't be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin.