Proverbs 27: 8 Like a bird
that wanders from its nest is a man who
wanders from his place.
From the very beginning God meant for man to go beyond the comfortable nest where we were created.
Growing up in the projects shouldn’t mean living in the projects once you’re grown.
Proverbs 27:8. A bird feels safe in the place where it was hatched. Mama brings it food, and in the established
pecking order of its nest-mates the bird may become important, even
dominant. But---- birds only stay in the
nest if they never fly.
Flight is scary and
risky. You might fail, and failing means
falling. Nevertheless, flying is what
birds are supposed to do,
If the bird never
flies, it’ll starve because mama will abandon it. Even If mama doesn’t, if she keeps bringing
food to the earthbound chick then eventually the “baby” will outgrow the nest
and fall anyway.
Flying may be risky,
but it’s what birds are made to do.
From the very beginning God meant for man to go beyond the comfortable nest where we were created.
“Fill the earth,”
God commanded, but humanity didn’t want to go.
Our ancestors clustered together at Babel (Genesis 11) and tried to stretch
their necks into heaven to reach God’s
provision for themselves. Didn’t work
though. We ended up leaving the place in
confusion and division.
Birds and people are
meant to go beyond their comfortable zones of origin. It is risky.
Failure is a distinct possibility, but you’re not supposed to only be
what you’ve always been.
Growing up in the projects shouldn’t mean living in the projects once you’re grown.
Being a victim of abuse
or neglect as a child shouldn’t mean perpetuating the cycle of abuse as an
adult.
Committing a crime
& serving time for it doesn’t automatically mean you to live a life of
crime until it kills you.
Sinning &
walking outside of God’s doesn’t mean you have to wallow in misery and darkness
until you close your eyes in death and open them in Hell.
A history of
hypocrisy, stagnation, & complacency in a church doesn’t mean that the
ministry can’t become authentic, prosperous, & powerful.
We were not created
to stay where we are to remain only as we were.
You don’t have to stay in your lane.
Sometimes you need to get out of your lane and take a ramp that leads to
someplace unfamiliar and risky.
Leave the nest and
fly.
----- Anderson T. Graves II
Rev. Anderson T. Graves II is the pastor of Hall Memorial CME Church
Call/ fax: 334-288-0577
If you want to be a blessing to
this ministry, contributions may be made by check or money order.
Mail all contributions to :
Hall Memorial CME Church
541 Seibles Rd.,
Montgomery, AL 36116
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