{"id":4075,"date":"2019-04-03T08:46:33","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T08:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davesali.wordpress.com\/2019\/04\/03\/caged-lions-vs-lions-in-a-cage\/"},"modified":"2019-04-03T08:46:33","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T08:46:33","slug":"caged-lions-vs-lions-in-a-cage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savedali.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/03\/caged-lions-vs-lions-in-a-cage\/","title":{"rendered":"Caged lions vs Lions in a cage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I <\/span><\/span>am<\/em> <\/span>strong.<\/span> – Joel 3:10<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What’s the difference between a Caged Lion, and a Lion in a cage?<\/p>\n

One thing: mindset.<\/p>\n

The Caged Lion has adapted his nature to the confines of his captivity. His wild instincts have been dulled and his nature has been tamed by comfort, complacency and conditioning.<\/p>\n

The Lion in the cage, however, is simply that: a wild dangerous predator who happens to be in a cage.<\/p>\n

Who he is hasn’t been diminished one iota by where he happens to be right now.<\/p>\n

In fact, his decision to embrace the tension between his identity and location has fanned his desire to unleash who he really is.<\/p>\n

Yes, he eats the food given to him. Yes, he jumps through the hoops to perform for the paying crowd. And yes, he plods and places behind the bars of a secure enclosure.<\/p>\n

But even within all this, he never identifies himself as a Caged Lion.<\/p>\n

He’s a Lion in a cage. He’s a Lion in a situation that is not reflective of his true nature. He’s a permanent Lion going through a temporary situation.<\/p>\n

He knows the situation will change. Either in his lifetime or at the moment when he dies.<\/p>\n

But regardless of how his situation changes, one thing remains.<\/p>\n

He is not a Caged Lion.<\/p>\n

He is a Lion who happens to be in a cage.<\/p>\n

You are not weak.<\/p>\n

You are a strong person who happens to be experiencing weakness.<\/p>\n

You are not poor.<\/p>\n

You are an extremely wealthy person who happens to be experiencing a time of poverty.<\/p>\n

You are not sick.<\/p>\n

You are a healthy person who happens to be experiencing a time of sickness right now.<\/p>\n

This isn’t mere semantics. The words matter, because they are addressing your mindset and the way you see yourself.<\/p>\n

And the way you see yourself will direct the choices you make and the results you experience in life.<\/p>\n

As he thinketh in his heart, so is he. (Proverbs 23:7)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

You are not a Caged Lion.<\/p>\n

You are a Lion who happens to be in a cage.<\/p>\n

Let the weak say I am strong…<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. – Joel 3:10 What’s the difference between a Caged Lion, and a Lion in a cage? One thing: mindset. The Caged Lion has adapted his nature to the confines of his captivity. His wild instincts have been dulled … <\/p>\n

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