Soaring

Isaiah 40:31, but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

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Woow we are half way through the year. I was just thinking some people would have lost hope or faith in the lord. Nevertheless in this season the lord is saying i will renew your strength so that you will finish your race strong and in perfect peace. the same God who started with us will finish with us. Remember that He who began the good work in us will see it to completion, Philippians 1;6. "To wait upon"  means, "to bind together (by twisting)." Those who wait upon God are in a sense wilfully binding themselves to God’s will, confidently expecting His plan to produce the best possible results. Waiting on God does not mean simply watching the time until God delivers. The English word "waiting" can be equated with the act of serving. 
Let me give an example of Waiters, they serve you in restaurants. They take your order, and attempt to get it for you. Now, observe the waiter does three things in a restaurant: First, they prepare to serve you. Second, they seek your will. Third, they execute your will to your satisfaction. Thereafter, you the beneficiary in most cases will tip the waiter for quality service. Don’t you know that if we wait upon God, He too will tip us. Wait I say, up on the Lord.
Now, consider the tips for waiting upon the Lord.
I. Renewal of Strength (The Eagle renews his feathers annually.)
A. Spiritual Renewal
B. Physical Renewal
C. Mental Renewal
II. Mount Up with Eagle Wings.
A. Sees the storm beforehand.
B. Prepares for the storm by flying to the highest point.
C. In the storm, he locks his wings to mount up on top of the storm. Flapping his wings would be tantamount to struggling against the wind but locking his wings enables him to be wind-aided. The Eagle does more than fly amid the storm, he flies on top of the turbulent winds. Let every child of God mount up with wings of an eagle during their respective storms.
As much as you don't see the promise coming to pass, press on knowingly that He is in control. You have to faith it up. When you exercise your God given faith such as has been described; that is a faith that can praise our Lord with confidence in the love that God has for each of us, then by God’s power you are able to lift your eyes from the besetting issues that are surrounding you, and indeed from your pain and gaze into the eyes of the One who knows what pain is and who has already given Himself and promised His presence to each of us.  see it’s like this.  God created you to soar like an eagle rather than live your life defeated and like turkeys.  You were made to soar on eagle’s wings – not scratch around in the dirt like a turkey.  Turkey’s live their lives destined to wind up on a dinner plate somewhere.  You are created in the image of God[16] and are given dominion over all creation. 
Under God we simply claim this gift of His and under Him we live it.  A life lived separately from God is a life condemned to live as a turkey.  It is in the living under God that we do soar like an eagle. 
Conclusion: You were made to soar with the wings of an eagle. But amid soaring, you may have serve with a towel in your hands. The trials of life often drain us of vitality and cause us to faint. But God has promised that if we wait upon Him, He will renew our strength, knowingly that 1 John 4:4, ”….the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world” (Memorize). The burdens of life confront you, mount up with eagle wings and fly to highest point; "there wait patiently upon the LORD."
Shalom...
May God Bless and keep you

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