THE WAYWARD KITE
There is a fable of a kite which once said to itself, “If I could just get rid of that man who is holding me back, then I could fly above the clouds and kiss the stars.” One day the string broke. Now at last, it was free to soar higher than it had ever gone before. But much to its surprise, it did not rise above its present height. In fact, it came crashing down to the ground. The kite had not realized a fact of aerodynamics: the string holding a kite down is the string holding it up. A kite can fly above the clouds only when the man on earth is in full control. God’s restrictions not only hold us down, but they also hold us up. We will never achieve fulfillment unless He is in control. He did not send His Son to cramp our life-style, but to give us a much better one. And if we…
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