God, my bear and I, part 3...The grand finale!!

Two mornings later, the morning before our last day, I was awake and writing, early…5:30 a.m., I was ready with a pen and paper as I knew I had to write 2 letters for my small group team mates and God loves to wake me up in the middle of the night to write things down for later. I had asked Him while hiking the afternoon before why He talks to me at these middle of the night or early morning times…”That’s the only time you listen” was the reply! My answer was “Ughhh, Seriously?!?!” How could I argue with that! ;( (quite possibly something to work on!). 

So, after writing notes for about an hour, I got up, got dressed and went downstairs. A few days before I had started a morning routine of walking through our meeting room and praying over each chair, for each glorious person who sat in those chairs, (Hmmm, did this act of service create the perfect timing for the next events) after this time, it’s out the door for my morning walk. As I walk down the back trail towards the main valley floor, this puts me looking out towards the sunrise at the mouth of our canyon from a decent elevation. I notice movement, a little farther out the valley entrance and a bit higher…there! I notice a bird, playing, floating, and SOARING on the air drafts there, an EAGLE! I hear a noise from movement in the brushes to my right; I tell whatever is rustling that it will have to take care of itself and if it wants to eat me it can… Because, I’m busy with my eagle!

Wait! There is more motion, a little lower and to the right… another Eagle! They are both lazily circling in the pink morning light. They are riding the air waves; I hear a call, then another, they are chatting!! They are a message for me, they are the possibility of a promise from God in my future!

They are resting on the air, allowing the air to do the work, content in where they are and who they are with. To rest like that, to play like that, to be at peace and content like that. Oh, to be an eagle! But, that would mean giving up my ability to love and reflect my Savior. That I cannot do. Even to soar like an eagle.

The overwhelming love that flooded my soul as I saw “My” eagles…took my breath away, filled my with His Joy and I knew without a doubt, that CHRIST IS ENOUGH! He is the way, the truth, the life. No one comes to the Father except though me. (John 14:6). He is my way to soar. The truth is He is my ticket to the Dance, I love to dance, I don’t want to miss the best, and everlasting, Dance. To Dance with the Trinity will be Joy beyond my imagination. I know it will make EVERY discomfort, discouragement, heartbreak, and human pity party worth it. It will also cause EVERY success, reward, achievement, even happiness, to be revealed for what it is the palest of shadows reflecting our True Home. Oh to be Truly Home, Heaven is where the deepest part of each of His beings, created in His image long to be. Because He is the life eternal.