She had many reasons to stay as she was, but something inside of her cried out that she could be more—much more. Our Creator offers us the universe (1 Peter 1:3-6). We tend to look at our problems and shortcomings as reason to be content to just get by, but we should listen to the impulse to reach for more.

That impulse is the foundation on which the machinery to soar must be built. Patience, determination and effort are the motors. We may begin by creeping, but we can soar!