Have you ever wanted to float in zero gravity like an astronaut in outer space? Well, there is a company called Zero G that will make this dream come true. They will take you up in a plane that flies in parabolic maneuvers which create several spurts of weightlessness lasting 20-30 seconds each. For about $5000, you can expect to float freely and do mid-air acrobatics for a total of about 7 minutes. Even though I wouldn’t pay that much for the experience, I am curious about how it feels to float freely.
“Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, careless in the care of God.” (Matt. 6:25-26 MSG)
Sometimes, I notice people who operate from a place of complete abandon. Unconstrained by earthly attachments, they seem to be able to tap into a supernatural grace. I think we all have access to spiritual gifts, but most of us are limited by the gravity of this world's concerns. We can't fully enter into the zero-gravity floating that allows us to move with supernatural power. As long as we are focused on human behavior, human contribution, human relationships--we are limited. This is the gravity that pulls us back to earth.
God can and does operate within us, even when we are leading these limited, non-expansive, not-so-abundant, weighed-down-by-gravity lives. Yet, things could be so much better if we could let go of these earthly concerns and freely move in a space of grace.
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