Stay Grounded or Fly

Today’s blog post is contributed by David Trotta:

From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, regret past sins, live your life in a way that proves repentance; seek God’s purpose for your life], for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (Matthew 4:17)

In the early 1900s, I’m sure a lot of naysayers laughed at the Wright brothers as they tried to get their contraption to defy gravity and fly.  I’m guessing the brothers even had their own person doubts and feeling of discouragement from time to time.  I wonder how many times they felt like throwing in the towel.

Yet they stayed the course, and because of that, millions of people crisscross the globe every day without touching the ground.  The Wright brothers wouldn’t let anyone put limits on their lives.  They believed in what they were doing.

Earlier this week we learned that our personal culture (how we think) sets the limits on our lives.  We have the presence of God living inside us, and because of that, it is our destiny to live beyond our natural lives.

The question is, will we change our old way of thinking and see God’s greater purpose for our lives?  Will we choose to live without self or other-imposed limitations?

Others tried to put limitations on the Wright brothers, but they resisted, and because of that they learned to fly.

God is calling us to soar too, but in order to do so, we have to be willing to repent of our worldly personal culture with its limitations and align our thinking with the kingdom of God. 

What’s at stake?  Jesus said the “kingdom of heaven is at hand.”  How you believe will determine if you stay grounded in this worldly kingdom or learn to fly as a citizen of God’s kingdom.