Little foxes may be cute – I’m not sure as I’ve not seen any
up close. But most baby animals have some cuteness about them. They are no
doubt distracting – when I allow them into the garden of my relationship with
Jesus they can draw my attention away from him. They may be annoyances like
house repairs needing attention or weeding needing done. They may ratchet up
when it could be confusion over billing or internet or banking fraud. Or family
or friend anxieties.
The little foxes transform into marauding wolves when they
become vicious and violent: Promenade des Anglaises in Nice or Istanbul Airport
or Brussels Airport. Or when political change and upheaval dominate every news
bulletin and always are delivered in tones of dark despair and doom.
How do I alter my perspective and maintain my relationship
with Jesus? How do I hang on to the joy of the Lord and let his light shine out
in these dark days?
Isaiah wrote thousands of years ago that those who wait on
the Lord will mount up on wings like eagles. Eagles have vision. They can see
the whole picture – or at least more of it than I can at ground level. So, I
need discipline and steely-mindedness to resist the distractions of the foxes
and the wolves. They should get some of my prayer time, but not all of it. As I
wait upon the Lord, however hard that is in the midst of everything that is
going on, my prayers will gain accuracy and effectiveness.
With God’s help, I
will wait on the Lord, and soar like an eagle.
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