"Eagles soar higher in the air than any other bird, yet they can see from way up there everything happening on the ground. We don't have to be on the ground to clearly see what's happening down there because GOD has already equipped us to see it all from above."
This blessed my soul because many times we find ourselves in situations and places which we ought not be. We've been called to higher and loftier places, but there's still this appeal to remain connected with what's going on at the ground level. Some of us have family members who keep us up at night worrying. Others among us may be burdened with outstanding debts consuming our thoughts throughout our days. There are even those who just can't seem to escape the seemingly magnetic pull of old habits and addictions. All these things and more keep us from soaring. They keep us connected to the ground, but GOD is calling us higher. Our Father desires for us to view all that's happening on the ground from His perspective.
One of the greatest benefits in maintaining a lifestyle of worship is how remaining in GOD's presence keeps me in a place that's high above everything around me. It doesn't matter what may be happening because remaining in the place of worship DETACHES my emotions from everything while simultaneously INFORMING my mind of all I need to know so my heart stays in check. That's what the picture of the soaring eagle reminds me of. Even though it soars such a great distance above the ground, the eagle's eyes are keenly aware of the smallest rodent scurrying on the ground and is sober-minded enough to know just when it's best to swoop downward. When you've been designed to soar, life on the ground is dangerous. So it's with great caution that we ought to handle that which is outside of the domain we've been created to thrive in. Worry is not for us. Addiction is not for us. We've been made free; therefore, we need to stay in our place of freedom.
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