The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully…She cares not that her
labor was in vain for God did not endow her with wisdom or give her a share of
common sense. Yet when she spreads her
feathers to run, she laughs at horse and rider.
Job 39: 13,16-18 NIV
What a great description of an ostrich. A goofy, not very
bright bird who nonetheless has her strengths.
She’s happy and she’s physically strong and she has a carefree spirit. God
certainly makes his creatures in an infinite variety of physiques and
temperaments. And he makes all sorts of
people. I need to look at the whole
picture when it comes to assessing people. What I may consider significant
deficits in character may really be insignificant when put up against their
positive qualities.
What a dreary world
it would be if we were all similar. The risk takers are like sprinkles of hot
spice in our world; the cautious people are like stabilizing anchors;
sensitive, emotional people bind us closer together; gregarious people draw us
into a cheerier place and so on.
I am going to remember the ostrich flapping her wings
joyfully and racing down the desert. Yes, she is foolish but she has a joie de
vivre that in itself is praise to God.
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