Let's Go Fly A Kite

I took my 2 youngest kids to fly kites yesterday. On the way we talked about the 2 different kites that we had and wondered which one would fly better. We had a lot of theories but knew we would have to wait to see which would prevail.

We got out to the nice large field and up the kites went. Both flew pretty well but the kids got a little bored. I suggested we take off a piece of the tail. 

Up the kites went again. This time we noticed that we were able to perform more tricks, doing loops and steering back and forth. 

So, my son, not getting quite the results of his sister, decided to shorten his tail even more. Up the kite went. But with the shorter tail he lost control and the kite kept crashing. He came to me in frustration and I suggested tying a piece of the tail back on. Success!

On the way home, we pondered how our Christian life could be compared to that kite. We are the kite and the tail is our spiritual life. Devotions; scripture, prayer, and service are our tail. I think sometimes we get so caught up in our devotions that we fail to answer God's call to action. If we are trying to act in our world without enough devotion we flail and crash like a kite without enough tail. 

However, if we get the right balance, we can achieve amazing things for Christ. It is all about balance and not being afraid to soar.