I’d like cling like a bird…
You’d think that I should want to “sing like
a bird” or “fly like a bird”? Well,
maybe, but hear me out…
Have you ever wondered how birds can perch
on branches or power lines for long periods of time without falling off?
Well, just in case you’ve wondered, a perching
bird can stay in place even when they fall asleep on a tree or a power line.
They're able to keep their grip because they have thin tendons called flexor
tendons that extend from the leg muscles down the back of the tarsus bone and
attach to the toes. The tendons stay tight until the legs straighten. So a bird clinging to the
branch or power line is its normal state of rest until the bird straightens their
legs and the tendons relax and they can then fly off.
King David one wrote: “My soul clings to you; your right hand
upholds me.” (Psalm 63:8).
All too often, I have to consciously decide
to cling to God and it’s often when I am most needy or desperate. I think I’d like to grow in a relationship
with God that is characterized by my soul clinging Him and to His word and such
clinging is my normal state of being!
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