I once heard a story about a kindly old gentleman who happened upon a young boy who was tormenting a cage full of birds. Concerned for the well-being of the helpless creatures, the old man struck a deal with the boy to buy the cage of birds from him. Anxious to see the creatures go free, the old man quickly pried open the cage, but to his dismay, not one bird took flight! More determined than ever, the old man tried banging a stick against the cage. To his amazement, those old birds just seemed to squawk louder and scamper about more frantically.
You know, it was not that those old birds COULD NOT FLY; the ability was there, given by God in their very creation.
It was not that those old birds did not WANT TO FLY; the desire was burning within them. They definitely WANTED to fly!
You know, it was not that those old birds COULD NOT FLY; the ability was there, given by God in their very creation.
It was not that those old birds did not WANT TO FLY; the desire was burning within them. They definitely WANTED to fly!
No, those old birds had forgotten HOW to fly. They had FORGOTTEN HOW to fly!
Those poor little creatures had been viewing the world "from the ground up" for so long, they no longer had a vision inside themselves of soaring with wings like eagles high above all that remains below. They had been trapped; tangled up in their circumstances for so long they had reached the point where frustration, depression and exhaustion come together and leave one with nothing left to give...and nothing left to "hold on to"! Their very image of themselves had been destroyed! That knowledge of who they are in this world of God's creation had been squelched!
We live in a day and age when the quest for "self-actualization" is sometimes judged to be a "worldly" thing. Yet, low self-esteem plagues and incapacitates Christians and non-Christians alike! I am convinced that there is NO ONE who wants to see you discover and reach your potential in life MORE than your Father in Heaven, who created you for "excellence"; (in the very "image of Himself", He says!) No, I believe your Father LONGS for the day when each and every one of his children conforms to a new image inside themselves...The image of the beautiful creation HE designed them to be.
Jesus said, "I am the Truth, and my Words are Truth."
Well, if His words are "Truth", then what He says about US must be Truth! Likewise, what He says about our CIRCUMSTANCES must be Truth!
Nationwide, the hurting pursue "Inner Healing", yet, when I search my Bible Concordance for a verse on "Inner Healing" I come up empty! Not a single scriptural reference for those words! I find, instead repeated references to a "sound mind and body". I am convinced that "Inner Healing" is a byproduct of a renewed mind...made sound...as we begin to think God's thoughts instead of our own!
It says in Ephesians, "Be renewed therefore in the spirit of your mind...and put on the "new self" which, in the likeness of God, has been created in righteousness of the truth!"
Have you been viewing the world "from the ground up" for so long that YOU no longer have a vision inside yourself of soaring with wings like an eagle, high above all that remains below?
Have you felt trapped; tangled up in your circumstances, struggling with it all for so long that you have grown frustrated, depressed and exhausted? Have you begun to fear that you have nothing left to give...and nothing left to hold on to?
Well I have GOOD NEWS for you:
"The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired and weary, and His understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they shall walk and not be faint." (Isaiah 28:31NIV)
We live in a day and age when the quest for "self-actualization" is sometimes judged to be a "worldly" thing. Yet, low self-esteem plagues and incapacitates Christians and non-Christians alike! I am convinced that there is NO ONE who wants to see you discover and reach your potential in life MORE than your Father in Heaven, who created you for "excellence"; (in the very "image of Himself", He says!) No, I believe your Father LONGS for the day when each and every one of his children conforms to a new image inside themselves...The image of the beautiful creation HE designed them to be.
Jesus said, "I am the Truth, and my Words are Truth."
Well, if His words are "Truth", then what He says about US must be Truth! Likewise, what He says about our CIRCUMSTANCES must be Truth!
Nationwide, the hurting pursue "Inner Healing", yet, when I search my Bible Concordance for a verse on "Inner Healing" I come up empty! Not a single scriptural reference for those words! I find, instead repeated references to a "sound mind and body". I am convinced that "Inner Healing" is a byproduct of a renewed mind...made sound...as we begin to think God's thoughts instead of our own!
It says in Ephesians, "Be renewed therefore in the spirit of your mind...and put on the "new self" which, in the likeness of God, has been created in righteousness of the truth!"
Have you been viewing the world "from the ground up" for so long that YOU no longer have a vision inside yourself of soaring with wings like an eagle, high above all that remains below?
Have you felt trapped; tangled up in your circumstances, struggling with it all for so long that you have grown frustrated, depressed and exhausted? Have you begun to fear that you have nothing left to give...and nothing left to hold on to?
Well I have GOOD NEWS for you:
"The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired and weary, and His understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they shall walk and not be faint." (Isaiah 28:31NIV)
Believe what GOD says about YOU!
The price for you has been paid by the Blood of Jesus! it is FINISHED!
The stone was rolled away!
The tomb is EMPTY!
The "cage door" is OPEN! His Word is TRUTH!
And the Truth has SET YOU FREE!
TAKE FLIGHT!
The price for you has been paid by the Blood of Jesus! it is FINISHED!
The stone was rolled away!
The tomb is EMPTY!
The "cage door" is OPEN! His Word is TRUTH!
And the Truth has SET YOU FREE!
TAKE FLIGHT!
Copyright 2010-1015 Karen Michele- HeCarriesMe.com (excerpted from "My Sheep Hear My Voice...Talks with the Shepherd" by Karen Michele)
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