Lift Me Up
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My husband once had a dream that he was flying. He talks about it all the time. His favorite ride at Disney is Soarin, which is the closest he’s come to reliving that dream. Just yesterday, he again talked about how amazing it would be if he could put on a virtual reality headset that mimics the feeling of floating freely in the air.
Unfortunately, most days, I don’t feel like I am flying. Right now, I am sitting on the couch in the grip of a cold that has sapped all the energy out of me. Rather than feeling buoyant, I feel deflated. The thought of doing laundry, cooking dinner, or cleaning this messy house seems like an unmanageable task.
Some days are like that.
When I try to fly in my own strength, I always end up weary and defeated.
I want to soar over the pain and the difficulty, but my circumstances weigh me down.
This broken world will sap the life out of me every time if I let it.
I fall because I forget that I have complete access to the One who rules heaven and earth.
My God is the Lifter of my head. He is a shield about me.
Daily, I must cry out to my sustaining Savior who rises up to my defense.
As I take hold of Him and trust, He lifts me up, up, up.
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This year, my desire is to lift up holy hands and “Pray Big.” Want to join me? I’ve created a private “Pray Big” Facebook group for like-minded sisters to share their stories and surrender each one to our mountain-moving God in prayer. Let’s cry out to God together.
I pray you are feeling better and more ‘up’ soon. We are going to Disney the end of April and are looking forward to riding Soarin’ again. Yep, one of my favorites too. Get better!!
Keep your eyes on Him, Lyli. He shall make you soar!
Love the encouragement to pray big and let God lift us up. Yep, I needed to read that today. Linking with you at #RaRaLinkup.
Lyli, Lyli…I am sorry you have a cold and will be praying for your quick recovery. Yes, God uses those times to remind us that He is the Lifter of our heads and our Provider and our Everything. Why we try things, so many things, in our own strength…I know I do it all of the time! We are learning and He is the Teacher. May our eyes and ears be open and waiting for His wonderful lessons, no matter how hard they may be.
I want to be more like Christ so that I can get through these days of awful or days of sorry or days of weeping. The world is too hard and God is not.
Caring through Christ, ~ linda
I used to dream really frecuently about flying. I remember waking up in the morning and the desapointment of it all being just a dream. Soaring is a perfect word to describe the feeling.
Oh Amen, friend! I am praying for you to feel better, to get some rest, and to be healed in Jesus’ Name!
My hubby also loves that free flying feeling! He was a surfer back in the day in Floriday and one of his favorite gifts was when I bought him a flying lesson and he got to go up in a little plane and fly around… thankful that Jesus lifts us up!
First, praying you feel much better soon. But thank you for this call to take God at His Word and anchor ourselves to the truth that He is the lifter of our heads and our ever present help.
Amen 🙂
Lyli, this post brought a smile to my face for several reasons. First, I love Soarin’ as well 🙂 I am always amazed by the smell of the groves when it comes. There is something about it which just brings me comfort & enjoyment. And then I remembered this verse, “But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ & through us spreads EVERYWHERE the fragrance of the knowledge of him.” (2 Cor. 2:14) He does lift our heads. He does lead us triumphantly. So that we leave a fragrance behind which will point others to Him. Thank you for being that fragrance time & time again. Praying for you to feel better!
Lyli, You are so right! This broken world will sap the life right out of us. I’ve felt the same on many days! But thankfully we can turn to Him, who will lift us up, in spite of this nasty world! Praying you feel better soon!
I have been sick today as well, which is super hard as a mommy who can’t call in a sick day. But what a great analogy. We can’t do anything alone. But we can do all things through His strength.
Glad to be your neighbor on #RaRaLinkup today.
I hit a gloomy patch earlier this week myself. I think it was a combination of the weather and all the sadness I saw happening around me. Thankfully, God doesn’t leave us in the gloomy. Hope you fly soon, friend. Oh, and I bungy jumped once. It was kind of like flying … and a lot like falling. 🙂 xoxo
My yesterday was like this – just feeling off. So was my focus. Definitely trying to fly on my own. Today, I have reset my focus and am beginning to soar again. Visiting from Kristin’s today.
Amen. So many times, I take my eye off Him, He who is the strength I need in the time I need it! I had a super long day yesterday and I had momentary amnesia several times before I got back on track. Thanks for the positive reminder. Visiting from Three Word Wednesday. Hi ‘neighbor’!
Ahhhhh, I know the grip of a cold, of tiredness, of needing Him to lift my head!
May we pray big, believe big and see big.
Lyli, that lifting up is imperceptible compared to the heaviness of our day, but lift us up He does and hoists us right up there upon His shoulders…He turns His head towards us and calls us Beloved and is happy to carry us there all the day long. May you hear His words whispered to your soul and be lifted up even as your roots grow deeper.
Praise the Lord He is the lifter of my head.
“I have complete access to the One who rules heaven and earth.” Powerful! Thanks for linking up with #RaRaLinkup