FORWARD AND UPWARD MOVE!!! Once there was a king who received a gift of two magnificent falcons. They were peregrine falcons, the most beautiful birds he had ever seen. He gave the precious birds to his head falconer to be trained. Months passed, and one day the head falconer informed the king that though one of the falcons was flying majestically, soaring high in the sky, the other bird had not moved from its branch since the day it had arrived. The king summoned healers and sorcerers from all the land to tend to the falcon, but no one could make the bird fly. He presented the task to the member of his court, but the next day, the king saw through the palace window that the bird had still not moved from its perch. Having tried everything else, the king thought to himself, “May be I need someone more familiar with the countryside to understand the nature of this problem.” So he cried out to his court, “Go and get a farmer.” In the morning, the king was thrilled to see the falcon soaring high above the palace gardens. He said to his court, “Bring me the doer of this miracle.” The court quickly located the farmer, who came and stood before the king. The king asked him, “How did you make the falcon fly?” With his head bowed, the farmer said to the king, “It was very easy, your highness. I simply cut the branch where the bird was sitting.” We are all made to fly — to realize our incredible potential as human beings. But at times we sit on our branches, clinging to the things that are familiar to us. The possibilities are endless, but for most of us, they remain undiscovered. We conform to the familiar, the comfortable, and the mundane. So for the most part, our lives are mediocre instead of exciting, thrilling and fulfilling. Let us learn to destroy the branch of fear we cling to and free ourselves to the glory of flight! The fear of change has made many who could have been giants in things of the kingdom and even the social, academic etc world remains like ants. Many fears change!!! The children of Israel left Egypt ‘at the commandment and instruction of the Lord God Almighty’, yet many were so lazy and fearful. It even came to a time that God told Moses why must there be cry unto Him and that he (Moses) and the Israelites should move forward. Are there not many today who attribute their stagnancy and limitations to one unknown witch in the village? Move out of your comfort zone today, shake yourself and move on! Never doubt your existence. The Lord has instilled within each of us greatness that if we fully realized and understood it, we would be awestruck by the gifts God has entrusted us with. You must put away the negative, discouraging thoughts that have taken over your mind and start believing what God says about you. In every forest, on every farm, in every orchard on earth, it’s what under the ground that creates what’s above the ground. You cannot change the fruits that are already hanging on the tree but you can change tomorrow’s fruit by digging below the ground and strengthen the roots. It is well with you!
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:08:53 +0000
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