I love how beautifully the
photographer captured this seagull. His wings outstretched and feathers fanned
out such that you can almost count them individually. Notice the pattern
created by the unique outline of each feather.
Like this seagull’s pattern,
each of us has a unique pattern to our life. Each with a unique story to tell.
A unique history. A unique present. A unique future.
The seagull has his eyes
cast forward in the direction of his flight. He’s not distracted looking
backwards, such as dwelling on the past.
Look at his hind legs. They
look like they are trusting. They are not struggling nor fighting against the
rest of the body for control. They are following the intelligence already divinely
bestowed within the design of their bodies. How often do we struggle with God’s
all knowing intelligence, and fight for control?
I don’t know how evolved a
seagull’s mind is, but it is not as complex as ours. We have the ability to
reason, yet we usually don’t use that God-given power to catapult us to
soaring. Instead, we may allow our past, or present circumstances constrain our
wings. We need to be more like a seagull which leans forward toward the
journey.
The seagull trusts that if
he propels forward with his wings fully extended, he will take flight. He has
his whole self fully committed to flight, otherwise he drops like a rock.
This seagull’s body in
flight is a metaphor for how God designed us to lean into Him. We must trust in
the infinite wisdom of God—The One who created every minute detail of every
living creature, the limitless universe in the heavens and below the surface of
the earth. If we fix our eyes forward to Him, we will expand rather than
contract. We will not rely on our own limited powers and abilities, but rather
soar in His. After all, God only designs masterpieces.
Ella Venezia
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