The bird that can fly for the longest time is the Albatross. An albatross can fly long distances over the sea, which is where they hunt for fish. They spend most of their lives on the sea. In fact, the albatross can fly 10,000 miles without touching land. This bird is certainly not the most powerful, but they have a trick they use to their advantage.

The Albatross can fly longer than any other bird because of their nostrils. You read that correctly. They use their nostrils to sense wind currents. The fly in a vertical zig zag pattern, using the wind current to pull them to higher elevation and when they are at the peak, they use the momentum to their advantage. They rarely flap their wings, but they use the wind. Their method of flying is called dynamic soaring. If they tried to fly in the opposite direction of the wind current, they could only fly a short distance.

Have you ever felt like you were flying against the wind? What if I told you, God designed you to fly with the wind. We cannot fly, but we can walk, so God’s Word tells us “Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit” (Galatians 5:25).

Like the albatross, we are at our best when we are in rhythm. We need to incorporate spiritual rhythms. The only way to do this is develop your sense for where the Spirit is leading. Try this… in the morning ask “God, where are you leading me today?”