A factoid to start: Per my friend H who told me she recently read that eagles are the only bird who don't fear a storm?! All other birds will seek shelter but an eagle will use the wind and rage of the storm to soar higher and above the storm.
And I can add that the view from above the storms is breathtaking! I had the opportunity to sit in the jump seat of the E-3 AWACS on several occasions for take off/landing. On a grey stormy day it's kind of just blah on earth. Then you take off and for a few minutes I'd think "Yikes..." and as you go through the clouds you are thankful for air traffic control and a pilot who can fly "instrument flight rules" (though really not an IFR situation) because you can see nothing out the windows. The clouds are so dark and gloomy and you think "How thick are these clouds anyway? Will we ever get through them?" Then you break through the storm clouds and you know what? The sun IS still shining and the view from above is beyond words, inspiring and beautiful. From the flight line just minutes earlier the day seemed to dreary and blah only to break through the clouds and soar on wings like eagles!
So today Psalm 40:31 "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 will walk and not be faint."
We have no idea how thick the storm is, but God promises us that we will soar on wings like eagles and you know what? The SON IS STILL SHINING on the other side of the storm.
Reminds me of a quite... Life isn't waiting for the storm to pass, it's learning to dance in the rain :)
Running late this AM but felt like someone needed to read that, and if no one else it was me who needed to type and reread it!
What if IT changed your life? My challenge today is purposeful reading of His Word 7 days this week for 5 minutes. What do you have to lose?
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