When I think about life and everything I’ve had to go through, I realize there are truths so simple that we often overlook them, yet they hold the secret of eternity. One of them I carry engraved in my heart: “A bird can’t fly without wings, a fish can’t swim without water, and a soul can’t reach Heaven without Jesus.”
Every time I repeat these words, I pause to reflect. What would become of a bird without its wings? Its very nature would lose meaning, its freedom would be stolen, and all it would have left is to walk on the ground without experiencing what it was created for. What would become of a fish without water? Even if it still had life for a moment, it would soon lose it, because it would be torn away from the very element that sustains it. The same is true for the human soul: it may try to live in many ways, it may fill itself with achievements, wealth, or pleasures, but without Jesus, it is incomplete, dry, lost, incapable of reaching the eternal purpose of God.
I have come to understand that faith is what gives life and direction to the soul. The psalmist expressed it with clarity: “Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord” (Psalm 27:14). When I read these words, I cannot help but remember the moments when I felt I had no strength left. There were days when anxiety stole my peace, nights when weariness made me think about giving up, and circumstances that seemed bigger than me. Yet, in those very moments where my strength ended, the Lord’s voice reminded me that my hope must rest in Him.
I have learned that faith is not a luxury or an option, but the very foundation of my walk. Paul wrote it in a phrase both brief and powerful: “For we live by faith, not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7). How many times have I wished to see the whole path, to have immediate certainty, to plan everything according to my logic? But life has taught me that this is not the Christian’s way. Faith is moving forward even when I cannot see the next station, trusting when the horizon seems dark, and resting knowing that even when I don’t have the answers, Jesus does.
A very vivid memory comes to me now. It was one of those nights when the weight of the day seemed heavier than usual. I knelt down alone, and as I prayed, I felt as if my words barely reached the ceiling of the room. Silence surrounded me, and the temptation to believe I was alone was strong. But then I remembered what Jesus promised: “For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them” (Matthew 18:20). I understood that even in my solitary prayer, I was never truly alone. Christ was there—accompanying me, listening to me, sustaining me. That certainty turned my tears into peace and my weakness into strength.
When I think about it, I realize that living by faith is like spreading wings in the midst of an invisible wind. You don’t see it, but you feel it holding you. It’s like plunging into the water and trusting that this ocean of mercy will not drown you but lift you. It’s like looking toward Heaven with the certainty that there is a path laid out—not sustained by my merits but by the grace of the Savior.
Yes, a bird can’t fly without wings. A fish can’t swim without water. And a soul can’t reach Heaven without Jesus. These images so simple have become my daily truth. Because when I tried to fly with my own strength, I fell. When I tried to swim in the waters of pride, I sank. But when I surrendered to Christ, I discovered that my life had purpose, that my faith had roots, and that my soul had found direction.
Today I understand that Jesus is not only the way to Heaven but also the sustenance for every day on earth. He is the one who gives me courage when fear paralyzes me, who gives me hope when circumstances seem to close in, and who gives me company even in moments of loneliness. What the psalmist said, what Paul wrote, what the Master promised—all of it comes together in a single truth: life in Christ is not theory; it is a reality that transforms.
I have seen how, by putting my trust in Him, situations that seemed impossible turned into testimonies. I have felt how faith in Him opens doors where there was no way out. And most importantly, I have experienced how His presence fills the emptiness that nothing and no one else could fill.
That is why I can say without fear of being mistaken that my soul could never reach Heaven without Jesus. He is the wing that lifts me, the water that sustains me, the faith that drives me forward. He is the reason I am still standing, the voice that calms my storm, the friend who never abandons me.
When I close my eyes and think about the future, I am not afraid of what will come, because I know I do not walk by sight. I live by faith, and that faith is placed in the Son of God. And as long as my steps are directed toward Him, I know that one day I will fly higher than any bird, I will swim in an eternity greater than any ocean, and I will enter into the presence of my Lord, where the soul finally rests.
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