I Believe
"I believe I can fly... I believe I can touch the sky..."
Popular lyrics, wishful thinking. Sheer denial.
The truth is, no matter how hard you believe you can, the fact is, you can't. The truth is, I have no wings, no superman (or superwoman) power, not even powered by google! Or any other engines.
There is no chance in hell (or on earth) that I would ever take off from the ground, against gravity, against all odds, against the way God created me to be -- I know I was certainly not made like a bird, and neither do I want to be one. I like myself the way I am -- two legs, two arms and no beak.
So I honestly cannot say I believe I can fly -- because I know for a fact that I can't. Not now, not ever.
Such a fantasy is impossibility of the highest degree (pun intended).
Some things are, by sheer physics and fact, impossible. But I do believe in a God who makes all things possible. And I believe that even if I can never physically take off "to fly the friendly skies" (other than on United Airlines!), I can find spiritual freedom because there is a God who is greater than gravity, and it is this God who can really take me to greater heights. (And I'm not talking about physical space either.)
Now, the only thing left to do is to stop believing that *I can*, and start believing that only *GOD can*. And as long as I put my trust in Him, He will truly help me to soar the way I was created to.
"The king is not saved by a mighty army; a warrior is not delivered by great strength.
A horse is false hope for victory; nor does it deliever anyone by His great strength.
Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, on those who hope for His lovingkindness, to deliever their soul from death and to keep them alive in famine.
Our soul waits for the Lord;
He is our help and our shield."
Psalm 33:16-20
Popular lyrics, wishful thinking. Sheer denial.
The truth is, no matter how hard you believe you can, the fact is, you can't. The truth is, I have no wings, no superman (or superwoman) power, not even powered by google! Or any other engines.
There is no chance in hell (or on earth) that I would ever take off from the ground, against gravity, against all odds, against the way God created me to be -- I know I was certainly not made like a bird, and neither do I want to be one. I like myself the way I am -- two legs, two arms and no beak.
So I honestly cannot say I believe I can fly -- because I know for a fact that I can't. Not now, not ever.
Such a fantasy is impossibility of the highest degree (pun intended).
Some things are, by sheer physics and fact, impossible. But I do believe in a God who makes all things possible. And I believe that even if I can never physically take off "to fly the friendly skies" (other than on United Airlines!), I can find spiritual freedom because there is a God who is greater than gravity, and it is this God who can really take me to greater heights. (And I'm not talking about physical space either.)
Now, the only thing left to do is to stop believing that *I can*, and start believing that only *GOD can*. And as long as I put my trust in Him, He will truly help me to soar the way I was created to.
"The king is not saved by a mighty army; a warrior is not delivered by great strength.
A horse is false hope for victory; nor does it deliever anyone by His great strength.
Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, on those who hope for His lovingkindness, to deliever their soul from death and to keep them alive in famine.
Our soul waits for the Lord;
He is our help and our shield."
Psalm 33:16-20
posted by belle at 12:30 PM
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