My best dreams are the ones where I can fly. Unfortunately though, even in my dreams it doesn’t come easy for me. I have to flap my arms really hard and think positive thoughts. Once I’m up in the air, I have to constantly focus and struggle to stay aloft but not go too high. It’s a whole thing.
Even though I have to struggle so much, the flying dreams are still awesome because of the feelings I get from a successful flight. I am the only one who can fly in my dreams. And people around me are always impressed and amazed. I have a great sense of satisfaction and power and being special, above it all, literally.
Dreams are weird.
Today’s verse tells me that all that flapping isn’t necessary in real life. If I trust in Him I can just soar. Soaring is effortless. The wind and updrafts do all the work. Just like God will do the work if I let Him.
But instead, every day I find myself flapping and flapping, trying to keep up with appointments and to-do lists and other obligations. All this flapping really wears me out. At the end of the day, maybe I accomplished some things I feel good about. Maybe my to-do list just got longer.
Some days my flapping is so intense I don’t feel like I can stop long enough to spend time with God. I’m afraid I may sink. But when I do stop and rest and seek Him face and read His word, like today, I feel the wind beneath my wings. Sounds cliché, I guess.
God knows which things I’m flapping toward are actually important. He can soar me over there easily. Do I trust Him? Do I trust Him enough to stop flapping and listen, to let Him guide me?
Dear God,
I don’t want to have to wear myself out every day. I know you don’t want that for me either. Teach me to rely on your ability to help me soar and accomplish easily the things you value and consider important. Forgive my striving after less valuable goals and relying on my own meager wisdom and energy. I want to trust you with my to-do list and keep you at the top.
CamDevo 