Steve Gatena
A small bird perches on a thin branch, swaying in the wind.
The branch bends and creaks under its weight. The wind howls, and it can hear some cracks in the branch… but he bird doesn’t panic.
That’s because its trust is not in the branch. Its trust is in its wings.
The bird knows that even if the branch breaks, it can still fly.
That image has a lesson for us.
How often do we put our trust in the “branches” of life? Our job, our savings account, our relationships….
All of them are good gifts, but none of them is unshakable.
Branches can bend.
Branches can snap.
Branches can fail when we least expect it.
If your security is in the branch, fear will always control you. But if your security is in your wings, in the strength God has given you, you’ll be able to face whatever comes.
The Bible says in Isaiah 40:31, “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”
Hope in the Lord is like wings. It’s what carries you when the branch beneath you breaks.
The branch may break, but God has already given you wings.
Maybe right now the branch you’re sitting on feels shaky.
The job feels uncertain.
The future feels unclear.
The plans you were leaning on suddenly don’t feel steady anymore.
Don’t put your trust in the branch. Put your trust in God, who gave you wings.
He is your security. He is your strength. And He has already equipped you to rise above the fear, the uncertainty, and the unknown.
Branches may fail. God never will.
So trust your wings, not the branch.
