The Buzzard:
If a buzzard is placed in a pen that is 6 feet by 8 feet with the top entirely open, in spite of the bird's ability to fly, it will not escape. The reason is, a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a runway of 10 to 12 feet on which to taxi and gain momentum. Without the proper length of runway that it is accustomed to, it will not even attempt to fly, but will remain a prisoner for life in a small jail with an open top.
The Bat:
The ordinary bat is a remarkably nimble creature in the air, but it cannot take off and fly from a level place. If it is placed on the floor or flat ground, all it can do is shuffle about helplessly and most likely painfully. It is only if it can reach some slight elevation from which it can throw itself into the air that it can take off in a flash.
The Bumblebee:
A bumblebee, if dropped into an open tumbler, will remain there until it dies, unless it is taken out. Somehow, it never sees the means of escape at the top, but persists on trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom. It will seek a way where none exists until it completely exhausts and destroys itself.
PEOPLE:
In many ways, a lot of people are just like the bat, the bumblebee, and the buzzard. They struggle with all their problems and frustrations, never realizing that all they have to do is just look up to get help to escape from their troubles!
The best escape route and solution to life's problems is---just look up!
If a buzzard is placed in a pen that is 6 feet by 8 feet with the top entirely open, in spite of the bird's ability to fly, it will not escape. The reason is, a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a runway of 10 to 12 feet on which to taxi and gain momentum. Without the proper length of runway that it is accustomed to, it will not even attempt to fly, but will remain a prisoner for life in a small jail with an open top.
The Bat:
The ordinary bat is a remarkably nimble creature in the air, but it cannot take off and fly from a level place. If it is placed on the floor or flat ground, all it can do is shuffle about helplessly and most likely painfully. It is only if it can reach some slight elevation from which it can throw itself into the air that it can take off in a flash.
The Bumblebee:
A bumblebee, if dropped into an open tumbler, will remain there until it dies, unless it is taken out. Somehow, it never sees the means of escape at the top, but persists on trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom. It will seek a way where none exists until it completely exhausts and destroys itself.
PEOPLE:
In many ways, a lot of people are just like the bat, the bumblebee, and the buzzard. They struggle with all their problems and frustrations, never realizing that all they have to do is just look up to get help to escape from their troubles!
The best escape route and solution to life's problems is---just look up!
Sorrow looks back,
Worry looks around,
But
Faith looks up!
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Always keep in mind:
God controls all things.
1 Timothy 6
Worry looks around,
But
Faith looks up!
———
Always keep in mind:
God controls all things.
1 Timothy 6
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