Take Flight! by Robin Jones Gunn & Cindy Hannan

Author:Robin Jones Gunn & Cindy Hannan [Gunn, Robin Jones & Hannan, Cindy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Published: 2009-02-04T00:00:00+00:00

FROM CINDY’S PERCH

Oh, Marija, what a picture of grace your life was! You give all of us a new perspective on the struggles we face each day.

Nearly all of us have found ourselves in situations in which we felt like the pregnant woman who wishes she could skip that whole delivery thing. You know, no way out but the way we would prefer to avoid. None of us wants to suffer pain or loss of any kind. We don’t ask for something like a physical disability or a lifelong battle with mental illness. But when life’s overwhelming challenges come, the only road available is the one that goes right through the pain.

Nave you been around someone who has been through some dark valleys? How did that person’s experience change your perspective on your life circumstances?

With the blessings of Marija’s daily trips to heaven on the wings of prayer, she glowed like an otherworldly saint. But when we see her losses and pain, her oh so normal bout with depression and anger, we know she is one of us.

Has there been a time when you found yourself feeling angry with God or others over your circumstances? For most of us, anger is an unavoidable place to travel through during tough times. While we may not be able to avoid visiting “anger,” we certainly don’t want to make it our permanent address!

In His kindness to us, the Lord says, “Go ahead and be angry. You do well to be angry—but don’t use your anger as fuel for revenge. And don’t stay angry. Don’t go to bed angry. Don’t give the Devil that kind of foothold in your life” (Ephesians 4:26–27).

When we choose to push beyond the anger, through the gate of surrender, we find the peace and joy that initially seemed impossible. Marija surrendered her anger to God, and she glowed. Well, guess what? So can we! This is how it happens: “Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life” (Philippians 2:14–16, NIV).

So, go ahead—you glow, girl!

Whoa … it’s getting shimmery bright in here! Glory!

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