New Wings

This morning as I left the Farmer's Market around 8.30am and was driving home, I spotted an eagle flying over the river. It was such a majestic sight, although I couldn't stare at it too long, cuz I was driving. It was flying low enough that I was able to catch sight of the span of it's wings. It was amazing to watch as it soared above the water and I realized that it didn't need to flap very often - just once or twice as I watched - that's how strong it's wings are.

All day long as I did some chores around the house, cooked and baked in the kitchen, I caught myself thinking about that sight. And I kept thinking about how that eagle trusted in the strength of his wings and the air current to carry it and wasn't frantically flapping them.

I had planned on finishing this and posting it the same day that I started it. But I was hijacked by other things, so here I am after a 2 mile walk in the sunshine and beauty of a warmish January day.

One of the past couple mornings, I was reflecting and meditating on the goodness of God over the past couple of weeks as I have ventured into new areas of life and new adventures, He gave me 3 words that are for this new year.

TRUST     LEAP    RISK

Those are some very impressive and scary and daunting words. But I truly believe that I had to let go of something good to grab hold of the "something" better. In order to walk in this new "something" requires a lot of trust and a whole lot of risk and perhaps even some blind leaping.

I feel I have just scratched the surface of what awaits me this year. I have this goose bumpy, hair raising anticipation for what's coming down the road. Or maybe what and where this road that I'm just beginning on will take me.

I do have full confidence in the REALITY AND TRUTH that God is there every step of the way - even when it looks as if the next step is a blind one.

To bring me back to the eagle and the soaring and the not frantically flapping. I WILL soar as on wings of eagles. I WILL trust the air current of Holy Spirit in my life - His breath on and in me. His whispers of direction with each step I take and each life that He brings to me for blessing and ministry. I can't wait to see what adventure this is and where it's going to take me.