Hello, dear one!
Have you ever wondered why the lion is always associated with leadership and courage?
God favored the lion. He crowned the lion the king of the animal world and identified Himself with the quality of a lion!
In the animal world, the lion is not the fastest like the cheetah, not the strongest like the grizzly bear, not the biggest like the elephant, not the tallest like the giraffe, and not the smartest like the chimpanzee.
However, the lion carries this attitude that makes all animals respect him: No matter what’s in front of me, I’m not afraid!
The lion’s fearless stamina has inspired the world’s greatest athletes.
Last year, Shavarsh Karapetyan, an Armenian Olympic swimmer, was publicly acknowledged for his courage to lead and save others, like a lion.
His first recognition was in 1976.
After completing a run with his brother, he saw a trolley bus crash into a dam reservoir, sinking 80 feet offshore at a depth of 33 feet.
Without hesitation, Shavarsh dived into the water and swam towards the bus.
He could hardly see anything under the water, but he managed to kick the back window and saved twenty passengers in the bus, one at a time, for hours.
He suffered severe physical trauma during the process which forced him to stay in a hospital for 45 days after the accident.
During his stay in the hospital, he also developed sepsis and deep-tissue lung damage which ended his athletic career.
None of the news reported his heroic act, until one day in 1982, someone wrote an article and identified him as the hero for saving twenty people who were trapped in the bus in the water.
Once a lion will always be a lion.
He did it again in 1985. One day when Shavarsh was walking by a burning building, he rushed inside. He rescued people inside the building, pulling them out one at a time. He finally collapsed and was hospitalized for severe burns and lung damage.
He’s now 67 years young this year and still spreads love everywhere he goes.
Do you know that you were born with the spirit of a lion? Fearlessly courageous!
Since birth, you might have been suppressed to follow instructions from authorities, including your parents, teachers, and even the government.
But do they know you? Have you always been living with your true self, or existing passionlessly?
If you desire to amend or mitigate things to feel both peaceful and alive, it is the lion in you calling you out: You’re so much more than your physical appearance. You’re an infinite being!
If you have a health issue, will you dare to overlook a disappointing test result and refuse to blindly follow doctors’ advice? Will you seek medical independence through alternative care and eliminating prescription medicines?
If you feel lonely and long for companionship, act like a lion.
Instead of asking for an ideal mate to blot loneliness, will you dare to ask God how never to feel lonely again so that you don’t need anybody to fill your heart?
If you face a financial burden, will you have the grit to appreciate what you have now and reinvent yourself to a new identity for prosperity?
The lion is not the fastest, strongest, tallest, biggest, and smartest, but the lion knows he’s powerful, and he’s his own savior.
God gifted you the lion spirit at birth because the only savior for you is YOU!
That was what Jesus taught the crowd how to save themselves, “What is impossible with men is possible with God (Luke 18:27).”
If you dare to partner with God, the word “impossible” is instantly transformed into “I’M possible.”
Now, for whatever you want next, do you dare to bring out your inner lion?