{"id":1585,"date":"2013-01-07T07:00:09","date_gmt":"2013-01-07T12:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ordinaryservant.com\/?p=1585"},"modified":"2013-01-07T07:03:32","modified_gmt":"2013-01-07T12:03:32","slug":"its-time-to-fly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ordinaryservant.com\/?p=1585","title":{"rendered":"It’s Time to Fly"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a new year, faced with new challenges and new possibilities… it’s time to fly…<\/p>\n

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I don’t know about you, but for years I’ve been trying to fly…<\/p>\n

It’s been a constant struggle… every time I turn around there’s something happening. Situations pop out of nowhere and obstacles get in the way of reaching my full potential.<\/p>\n

Awhile ago, I resigned myself to the fact that “one day” I will do this or that. I found myself sitting around… waiting, hoping, praying, wishing and dreaming.<\/p>\n

As if something magical would happen to get me to where I wanted to go without doing the work or going through struggles.<\/p>\n

I had everything I needed… except belief in myself. Mostly, belief in God.<\/p>\n

I limited God, therefore I limited myself.<\/p>\n

We do have a choice. We can either choose to believe truth or listen to lies.<\/p>\n

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I played footsies with the devil for years… we kept dancing the same dance. As time went on, I started to believe this was my life.<\/p>\n

I listened to his lies, his whispers and his seductions… luring me here and there like a puppet.<\/p>\n

I was at his mercy, controlled by the puppet master… believing in the goods he was selling me. Thinking it was all I deserved, all I was worthy of.<\/p>\n

He showed me his kingdom and I believed that’s all life had to offer… Yeah, sure, I read the bible, I went to church, but deep down I felt like an outcast, lurking behind the shadows with his minions.<\/p>\n

I wanted to fly, but I was trapped… like a bird in a cage… set free only to do his bidding… manipulated, deceived, used and abused… lost and in utter despair…<\/p>\n

He convinced me that I would never fly again. His words echoed, “You are damaged goods baby, who’s gonna want you now…”<\/p>\n

I can still hear him, with each step I take and risk I make. The only difference is that now I know he has no power.<\/p>\n

My belief in Jesus is stronger and His voice is louder.<\/p>\n

He thought he had me… and he did for a while. But, praise God, those days are over.<\/p>\n

This year I’m not going to limit God or myself. Even when it gets tough and challenges sneak up (which they have already)… I will continue to focus on Him, believe and not give up.<\/p>\n

It’s your time to fly too… will you soar with Him this year?<\/p>\n

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