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It’s Time to Fly!
by David Chadwick
Are you struggling to break out of some type of negative
circumstances today?
Perhaps it’s because you’ve not yet grasped what the Bible says
about your identity in Christ.
When you gave your life to Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior,
you became God’s beloved son or daughter.
The Bible says you were “born of God” (John
1:12-13 NIV), and you now have His spiritual DNA.
Of
course, you still have choices to make as whether you will allow God’s
character and DNA to be manifested in your life, but the verdict is already in
regarding your destiny: “For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to
be conformed to the image of His Son” (Romans 8:29).
God will be relentless until you’ve been restored to His
likeness
(Genesis 1:26-29, Philippians 1:6).
(Genesis 1:26-29, Philippians 1:6).
God’s DNA is not designed for failure and frustration, but
rather for greatness… love… holiness… and victory.
However, because of ignorance of what the Bible says about our
DNA as God’s children, many Christians base their view of themselves on their
past setbacks or their current circumstances.
No wonder they’re never able to break free! They’ve forgotten
their true identity.
A Simple Story
The story of Edgar the Eagle illustrates why you may need to
have your mind renewed in order to see your calling as a Believer (Romans
12:2).
When Edgar was just a baby eagle, he fell off his family’s high
mountain ledge and landed among a flock of pigeons.
The pigeons were friendly enough to take Edgar into their
community and teach him how to live as one of them.
Edgar’s education among the pigeons continued for more than a
year.
He flew along with them — never very high off the ground, of
course — and scavenged for the meager food the pigeons ate.
But one day Edgar happened to see a huge eagle soaring
effortlessly in the air, and something jumped in his heart.
“Why
can’t I do that?” he asked the pigeons around him.
“Oh,
you wouldn’t want to fly that high,” they warned him. “It’s
much too dangerous up there.”
However, Edgar refused to be held back by his naysaying pigeon
friends.
When they weren’t looking, he walked up the mountain until he
came to the very perch where he had fallen from as a baby.
His mother eagle spotted him and joyfully welcomed him home.
Soon he was soaring with her and the other eagles, far above the
drab life of his pigeon friends.
Learning From Edgar
Edgar had the DNA of eagles, not pigeons, and his DNA ultimately
won out over his circumstances.
Yet, for a time, he had lived among the pigeons and seen himself
as one of them.
He had accepted their lifestyle as his own, not realizing he was
called to so much more.
Perhaps you find yourself living like a pigeon today — shallow,
earthbound, purposeless.
Maybe you’ve learned the lifestyle of those around you, even
falling prey to sins and addictions that have dishonored God.
But perhaps your heart is longing today to break out of your
comfort zone and soar to new heights.
Like Edgar, you sense it’s time to rediscover a high calling
that seems a distant memory.
If so, why not claim your destiny as an eagle?
“Those
who wait on the LORD
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.” (Isaiah 40:31)
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.” (Isaiah 40:31)
If you find yourself flapping like a pigeon instead of soaring
like an eagle, it’s time to break out of your frustrating circumstances. It’s
time to FLY!
David Chadwick is
the Senior Pastor of Moments of Hope Church and has been a Pastor in Charlotte,
North Carolina since 1980. In addition, he hosts a local weekly faith and
values radio program, “The David Chadwick Show,” as well as the nationally
syndicated “Moments of Hope with David Chadwick.” Learn more at momentsofhope.com.
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