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Top Gun Maverick: Mount Up with Wings Like Eagles (Isaiah 40:31)

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In Top Gun: Maverick, Pete Mitchell returns to teach young pilots what cannot be taught in simulators—instinct, courage, when to trust the machine and when to trust yourself. At 60, he still flies better than pilots half his age. Those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles. Maverick's endurance is not youthful energy; it is something deeper—purpose renewed daily. Eagles do not flap frantically; they soar on thermals. Waiting on God is not passive; it is positioning ourselves to catch the wind of the Spirit.

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Isaiah 40:31Isaiah 40:28-31Psalm 103:5

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