Some evenings I go for a walk at a nearby pond where I am certain to see a Mallard and a Coot or too, and sometimes a Cormorant or some chubby little blue-billed ducks that are as round as they are long.

Tonight I went a bit later than usual, so I was still walking as the sun was setting.  This provided a delightful treat, one in which I will be indulging again!  It’s at that time when everyone settles in to roost and I caught the lanky Blue Herons and stuffy Night Herons coming in for the night too.

What I wasn’t expecting was the aerial gymnastics show.

For with the setting of the sun comes the insects.  And with the insects comes the acrobats.

These tiny aerial geniuses would have put any Blue Angels show to shame.  They dipped and dived, swooped and wheeled, and with daring speed skimmed the surface of the water before flashing into the sky again.  If you didn’t know what they were doing, you’d think they had an electrical short in their GPS.  They provided quite a startling contrast to the placid and predictable energy of the Mallards and Coots.

I was enthralled.

And as I was watching (while trying not to get dizzy) my thoughts turned from the birds to our lives.  Someone who didn’t know what the birds eat would have no idea that there was purpose to their randomness.  Have you ever tried to swat a fly?  One second it’s up by your head and the next by your elbow, and then behind you, so that within two minutes you have done circles around yourself and still haven’t gotten the blasted thing.  Can you imagine making a living out of catching the little buggers?  Yet that’s exactly what these birds were made to do.  There is purpose in their random flight.  There is a reason why they don’t fly in a straight line for more than two seconds.  This is how God has designed them because He, with exquisite skill, has matched them to their prey.

How often do our lives feel like that?  For some people, they are forever darting and diving above the heads of the Mallards.  You, like the acrobats, have lived a life of sudden turns and flashing speed, and at times, those who don’t know your design have wondered if you have an electrical short in your brain.  Have you considered the possibility that God has matched you to the purpose He has called you to live?  That, in spite of other people’s opinions and misperceptions, there is a reason why you can turn on a dime and leave some change?

Maybe there are others who feel like those crazy flights are seasons in your life, when God forces you from the placid world of the Mallard to the random world of catching flies.  If this is where you are, what if you were to ask Him for the purpose?  What is the reason for the randomness?  What have you not seen?  What is the “catch” you are after?

There is incredible beauty, skill, and grace in the flights of these birds He loves.  I feel that they are not just feeding themselves, but thrilling in the chase.  And frankly, I don’t think they care too much about whether or not I know what they are doing.  How much more could it be for you?

Now that it has been a couple of weeks since the release of “The Flow of Life and the Structure of Your Spirit”, I am very curious to hear any feedback from those of you who have listened to it, or are in the process of doing so.  As far as I know, it is a fairly new topic, or one that has not been extensively explored.  How is it landing?  Do you see application in your own life?  And what kinds of results have you gotten when you apply the principles?

I’d love to hear your thoughts!

There is a pattern emerging here – first Canada, then King’s Canyon, and now Australia.  All Mercy land.  All places where I have dedicated albums.  Either this is God or I am in a rut!

The dedication of “Life Flow” took place in two different cities, in a simple, yet powerful way.  I was in Australia all last week, staying with some dear friends who have been distributors for my materials there.  The first few days of my visit were taken up with exploring the area, including an invigorating hike up Mt. Warning, complete with lots of bird sounds – I am assuming there were birds to accompany the sounds but they were well hidden – beautiful tropical surroundings, and rocks to climb.  I hear the view is great from the top, but all we saw that day was white.  It was like sticking your head into a big wet cotton ball.

On Thursday I took a day trip to Melbourne, bringing the album master with me.  I knew there was a patch of land I was to visit, and the album needed to be there.  On Friday when I returned to Pottsville, we finished the dedication with prayer and blessing from Brad and Beth, who stood in for the entire nation to impart to the album everything that God desired.  As we spent this time together, I was really struck by God’s heart for redemption and restoration.  Even though that is not the topic of the album, it is there in every word.

The area of structures is one which the enemy tried hard to ruin.  But God’s design and His planning prevailed, and it is blossoming into what He originally made it to be.  This is only the beginning.  But as the beginning, it represents our Creator’s immense ability to take ground back from the enemy and thump him good for stealing what wasn’t his.

Our Creator is pretty awesome, come to think of it.

I am excited about what is ahead of us.  On a more mechanical note, my hope is for the beginning of next week to release the album.  There will certainly be a newsletter, and if you don’t already receive it, you may sign up by visiting my website at:  www.GoBeyondtheHorizon.com.  Click on “News” and then the link for the newsletter.

We are one step closer to release!  These last two weeks I have been working with a superb graphic designer who has crafted a design for the album cover and CD labels.  The masters and first fruits albums have been burned and assembled and are nestled in my suitcase for my departure tomorrow.

Do you wonder where they will be dedicated?  Well, I am not going to tell you that quite yet, but it’s a bit farther away than my favorite hiking spot here in California!  I will be partnering with some friends who took the teleconference and believe deeply in the material.  It will be a precious time of celebrating and blessing the seeds to grow into something beautiful and powerful.  What is very special to me is the friend I am going to see is learning some cool new things about her personal connection to structures.  Go God!!

My hope is to release the album the week after I return.  We will see if that hope becomes reality!  I will send a newsletter announcing it.