Choose to Change, Trust God and Take Flight - Overcoming Difficulty in Life
Rick Osborn | May 29, 2008
If you want conscious, positive change in your life, it has to begin with you.
Open your mind and imagine a bird prior to flight. A bird cannot fly until it lifts its wings and slices the air, moving them with a downward thrust to propel its body skyward. Yes, there are a series of movements that must be engaged prior to flight, but taking flight never occurs until that bird makes the conscious decision to fly.
How about you? Do you want to fly? Or better yet, do you want to soar – soar beyond your current situation, well above the discomfort and pain of the here and now?
Imagine for a moment you’re that bird. And the ONLY thing that’s keeping you out of the sky is a choice – a decision. Perhaps your problems, whatever they may be, seem as impossible to you as the reality of actually flying. But remember – you’re a bird. God has equipped you to fly, to soar far beyond where you are right now. It starts with the single decision to do so. Until you make that conscious choice, you will never move beyond where you are right now.
Just like a bird that has feathers, wings and a tail to fly like a champ, so God has already enabled you to surpass your current situation. You may not yet know exactly how, but look around at your current resources. God has already provided the solutions. You just have to look for them. If you’re uncertain, ask God for the answers and He will reveal them. If you’re scared, make the decision for change, look upward and trust God to provide the air to lift you. It takes FAITH:
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Forsake all the doubt and the fear. Quit groaning about the hows, the whys and the wherefores. Lift your eyes to Him. Leave the rest and trust Him to give you what you need to get there while you proactively do your part. Having faith in God is like being that bird who fixes its eyes on the sky, DECIDES to fly and does its part (running and flapping of wings) to become airborne. God provides the air and has already ordered the laws of physics to make it happen. It may seem simplistic, but you must do the same thing in life.
Your desire to change may be one of the following:
- Lose weight
- Gain muscle
- Get healthier
- Find financial freedom
- Improve relationships with others
- Improve your marriage
- Career change or get a better job
- Defeat anxiety or depression
- Overcome addiction (alcohol, drugs, sex or pornography)
No matter your situation, if you want to change for the better it still comes down to one decision – and it’s yours.
Remember, you’re like that bird. Flying represents improvement, change and the freedom from your difficulty.
Make the choice to change your situation, trust God to empower you (FAITH) and take flight!
