Psalm 55

"And I say, 'O that I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and be at rest,
truly, I would flee far away;
I would lodge in the wilderness;
I would hurry to find shelter for myself
from the raging wind and tempest."
Psalm 55:6-8

Many times I have looked at the world and wondered where I could get some wings, just to be able to flee quickly from the 'stuff' of everyday life when it gets to be hard and I lose energy for the battle. But I have not been given wings like this little bird. So instead of fleeing from life I have to take refuge somewhere else. I find comfort in Jesus saying "Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?" Mt. 6:26
If God does not give me the freedom to flee will he then give me the strength to stay in the midst of life's difficulties and still find rest?