Winged Eagles

Make no mistake, those chains which supposedly bind us are nothing more than illusions, shadow boxes made of cheap tin, a spell cast on us eons ago by the enemy. The only known antidote is faith. Where fear resides, love grows weak. Until we let go of our fears and turn them over once and for all to the Lord GOD, we will be like strong and powerful eagles who just never trusted our wings enough to fly.

03/13/11

“Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on Him, because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5-7

“Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4


I can think of no other verses that better sum up the way to live, and put all our trust in Him.

The Missing Key

Make no mistake, God can open doors for you. The highest wall can be scaled, rivers will be parted, lost loves made new again- nothing is impossible for those who have faith in Him. Those doors you have longed tried to enter-bolted and double bolted from the inside- will fade away like autumn leaves blown into the forewinds. With Him, all things are possible.

Stardust

We may very well be remembered not for the big moments that shine brightest, but for a number of the small, seemingly insignificant things done along the way during the course of a life. The times when we did our best, even though no one was watching- long since forgotten and put out of our memories. Lives touched but unknown, scattered like the light of stars that burn on for centuries. One never knows . . .

Vivaldi's Four Seasons
"Winter"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxYpM8dpPVI&feature=relatedtp://

Out of Sight, Out of Mind

Put what you truly want on the back burner- never stop asking God for it, but at some point you must simply leave it in His hands and move on. The man who truly wants to get some rest will never get it as long as he is preoccupied with falling asleep. He first must think of other things, maybe read a book, or just relax. Eventually, the sleep he needs will find him. Sometimes we get what we want most when we at last stop looking for it.

All the World's a Stage

"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women are merely the players; They have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts . . ." (William Shakespeare). The thing to remember is that while we are playing our part onstage, so engrossed in the current scene we are in, there is a whole world busily going on backstage. Things we have no idea about- important things that our character could only see in dreams. This is what I might call "real life", where the Great Director busily works. One day we shall make our exit, stage left. Only then will real life truly begin.

Old Wounds and Battle Scars

Just when you think you are over something, that you've gotten beyond it and moved on, the pain can rush back in without warning. Like a crack in the wall you thought you had fixed long ago, suddenly a huge tear and the entire thing collapses like a house of cards. Who knows what set it off? It might have been anything. One minute showering or shaving, the next your heart is breaking like a new wound- as if it were that same day all over again- even after several years. The old questions I should already know the answers to flood in, suddenly forgotten- "will I ever see him again? Is this life just a one act play on the stage, spent watching those we love
take their exits as we look on and keep performing?" The play must go on, and I know there is a plan, but some days the faith is so very weak. A thousand desires never expressed, never fulfilled- sometimes just too much for my soul to bear. Who on earth can ever fathom the many secret hallways of the human heart . . .