{"id":10735,"date":"2019-08-10T05:27:37","date_gmt":"2019-08-10T10:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=10735"},"modified":"2019-08-10T05:27:48","modified_gmt":"2019-08-10T10:27:48","slug":"soaring-above-it-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=10735","title":{"rendered":"Soaring Above It All"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I saw this photo on a friend’s FB post about her recent vacation. Right away a blog started forming in my head. Her FB comment was: \u201cOh, today, let\u2019s be adventurers! Feel the wind and fly.\u201d Obviously, she and her husband took her words to action. I commented on her post: “I love that! I sense that\u2019s a word from God telling us to rise above anything that is keeping us earthbound. He will carry us above all as we place our trust in Him. God gives us wings as eagles to fly and strength to rise above it all. When our feet begin to stumble and our dreams begin to crumble, we mount up on eagle\u2019s wings. Instead of doubt and fear, we get adventurous!! Count me in!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their adventure reminded me of my parasailing two years ago while in Zihuatanejo, Mexico for my son\u2019s birthday celebration (2nd photo here). It looked like a cinch to me to be strapped into the harness and take to soaring behind the boat. But, I missed an important detail: \u201cSit back in the harness.\u201d I didn\u2019t and for the entire experience, I prayed and held on for dear life hoping I wouldn\u2019t fall out of it. It felt so loose. I wouldn\u2019t have fallen out, but still my mind wasn\u2019t on soaring but staying locked in.\u201d Indeed, it was an adventure for me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No matter whether we\u2019re walking on water with Peter (yesterday\u2019s blog), earthbound and never flying in an airplane or a para-sail or jumping from an airplane in a parachute \u2013 there is no 100% guarantee that we will arrive safely to our destination. We don’t know the equipment, the pilots and, as trained and skilled as they are, they just can’t predict everything. Then what about the potential wackiness of other passengers on an airplane? With bombs found in shoes and bags, everyone is suspect when boarding a plane. The reality is that many things can go wrong and, despite the airline’s stellar track record, and parachutes and para-sails working properly — history has proven that bad things can happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still, I fly. Still I para-sail. Still I raise my hand \u201cPick me!\u201d when offered an adventure. And, the same is true about my faith. Like that enormous aircraft getting off the ground — my faith even defies human logic. We are told our Savior is one who died, then came back to life. How can that be possible? But I BELIEVE. We’re asked to trust God Who we can\u2019t even see. But when we do, and we put our lives in His hands and have faith that His flight plan is the best course for us, we arrive safely at our faith destination — fulfilling our destiny and purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We were handcrafted by our Creator to soar far above this earth, going to places that would be impossible to go under our own power and doing things we never imagined. If we let go of inhibitions and fears, we can expect a faith journey of soaring high above this earth’s worries and concerns, and, He guarantees 100% ON-TIME arrival! WOW! That’s a record that can’t be beat! Come, fly with me! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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