Mounting up with wings as Eagle

Bienhome Muivah *

An Eagle is a very powerful bird. In the Bible, the Eagle is recognized as the greatest of birds. The Eagle is the national bird of the United States of America. When a storm is approaching, the Eagle has the ability to brace its wings, catch the wind of the storm and go over the top of it. Perhaps you have been beaten down by the storms of life, but if you set yourself in prayer, you will ride over the storms that are sent against your life.

When we wait on the Lord, instead of storms burying you, you will ride over the top of them. I am talking about a 'Quite time' each day with the Lord, when we commune with Him (God), hear His Voice and have fellowship with Him.

The word Selah is used multiple times in the Bible, particularly in the psalms. It means "to pause and think about, to meditate or stop and dwell upon" Psalm 46:10 says, "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth." That is something to Selah or stop and think about!

When you don't stop, pause and reflect, you will become worried and anxious about all the demands and obstacles you face. It may seem like the world is trying to engulf you or that you can't make it through another day.

To take time to pause and reflect is absolutely essential in the hour to maintain mental Sanity. I believe many people we call "normal" are already into a form of insanity. They are doing things to their bodies that are insane. Homosexuality, immorality, drugs and alcohol are forms of insanity, because they are destructive to the body, mind and spirit. Proverbs 14:12 says, "There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death."

Allow time for reflection: Just being busy does not mean that you are productive, successful, or pleasing to God. Some people who work hard are actively heading toward destruction. There is a syndrome in the world that makes people not want to spend time alone with the Lord. When they wake up, they want fun, (radio or the TV) on and music that almost blast the houses into smithereens. It is devastating and hazardous physically, mentally and spiritually.

They don't allow any time for reflection. Many people are programmed by the spirit of the world rather than by the spirit of the Living God. There are good music, and television programmes that will help you get in tune with the right spirit.

Re-evaluate your priorities: Many people who go through illness and are laid up for a while, say "I have re-evaluated my whole life, and I have set some new priorities. Some of the things we have been doing may not be that important and some things we have left out are really important. Don't wait for sickness/tragedy to hit us to get a proper perspective in life. We can get a right perspective now while we are well by pulling aside each day in prayer."

Whether it is in the early morning, soon, afternoon, or evening hours, we need to find a time to get alone with God. Acts 3:1 says, "One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer-at three in the afternoon." Great spiritual leaders throughout history always had time with God. For John Wesley, it was 4:00 in the morning. For David Yonggi Cho, it is an early morning prayer time.

When you wait on the Lord, we are going to have boldness to witness, wisdom and direction in our lives.

Be renewed in your mind: Romans 12:2 says, "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, bur be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is-his good, pleasing and perfect will."

When we don't allow the renewing of God's Spirit to come in us, we will easily lose our temper or lose control of ourselves.

Paul said, "You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off yourself, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness" Ephesians 4: 22-24.

Watch and Pray: In Matthew 26:40-41, what Jesus said to His disciples in the garden of Gethsemane is a word to you and me today: Temptation has great power over a person who is not daily waiting upon the Lord. Some people are feeding on last year's manna. They think they are going to eat one spiritual meal a week, but here is a good news, we must eat fresh manna from heaven everyday through a Quite time alone with the Lord to soar above temptation and the cares of this life.

When we wait upon the Lord, God strengthens us with might by His spirit in our inner man, and we will get control over our attitudes, thoughts, desires, feelings and help us make the right choices (Ephesians 3:16).

Friends, you can apply this truth in every area of life.