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The Kite with No Tail
By: Alan Smith

We are living in a time where many people, and our country, have no direction. Have you ever been
there? It seems we are just blowing in the wind; letting the cares of life take us where they may. We are
just floating along life’s journey with seemingly no purpose or direction. Are we giving up? Do we not
care? Well, God cares, and we also need to care.

I had a dream/vision about this very issue and have written a little parable that will perhaps help us gain
new life and new direction for the season that is upon us.

“Parable of the Kite with no Tail”
Imagine this: it is springtime. The flowers are blooming, the trees are budding, and the grass is green. All
the colors of spring are very bright. Everything is growing and coming to life. The excitement of new life
fills the air, as we smell the fragrance of a new day dawning. Old things are passed away and all of
creation is coming into newness. This is where the vision starts unfolding and here is what I saw.

I saw “children” as they learned to fly their kite. The children were in the meadow flying a kite. It was
obvious that they were on a great adventure; but they were not having very good success with their
kite. The kite would go up in the air fast, and then go side to side as if to say, "I will go where I please."
The kite did not have a particular direction in which to go. It just knew that it wanted to go somewhere
without anyone controlling it. Only the resistance of the string would hold the kite down. The kite was
so fighting the resistance that it would go around and around until it would crash to the ground. The
children would launch the kite again, only to repeat the same events of the day.

Suddenly, there appeared an old man: a grandfather of the children. He sat with them and taught them
about the laws of the wind and told them that their lives were like a kite. He told them how the wind
was created for their good; how his Father enjoyed blowing onto the ground with his breath, making it
possible for things of the earth to soar. He told them that God created them to fly and soar in life just as
the kite. He shared with them that it took three things for the kite to soar. The first thing was wind, the
second thing was a tail for their kite, and the third thing was resistance.

The grandfather first addressed the wind. He said to them, “The wind represents the Holy Spirit of God.
When He blows into your life, you have the power to soar. Without the wind the kite cannot leave the
ground. Its power must come from another, for the kite has none of its own. The wind of the Spirit is
always in unity with the Words of God.”

Next, the grandfather addressed the tail of the kite. He told the children that their kite did not have a
tail, and they asked him why it needed a tail. He shared with them that the kite needed direction for its
journey. He told them that without a tail the kite could not go very high and that it would crash to the
ground every time. He said that the tail felt like a weight to the kite; but in fact, the tail gave the kite
direction. He said that the tail of the kite would not let the kite go astray when it was attached to the
kite. He then told them that the tail was "the Word" for them that day. He said that it was very
important for them to hear "the Word"; for it was “the Word" that would give them direction to fly
higher in this new season and not crash to the ground.

As he shared, he looked to the ground and saw the tail of the kite lying there. The grandfather asked
them why the tail was there. The "children" said that the tail kept getting tangled in the string and they
thought that it could fly better without it. It appeared to be in the way. The grandfather took an old
Bible out of his pocket. He tore the pages out of it and tied them to the kite’s tail. The old man taught
them that the kite represented their lives. He told them that life was a great adventure through which
everyone would fly. They would want to fly high and fast so they could see everything. They would want
to go where they wanted to, anytime they wanted to. However, without the Word of God to give them
direction, they would only fall to the ground.

The last understanding the grandfather addressed with the “children” was resistance. When they resist
the Devil, which is a negative force, then the wind, the Spirit of God, which is a positive force, would
blow against them. He told them that without resistance the kite would not have a "negative" from
which to trust unto a "positive". When the kite agreed with the resistance and used it for its good, it
would take a negative resistance and "transform" it into the power that would cause the kite to go
higher. He then told the children what his heavenly Father had told him.
Romans 8:28: And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who
are the called according to his purpose. (KJV)

After sharing with them, the grandfather told them it was time to go home, and they could come again
another day.

When the Word of God is attached to our lives, it is then that we have direction. This will cause us to
soar higher and higher in life. When we soar higher, we can begin to see things as God sees them.
What truly supports the fabric of a kite? It is the cross that is behind it. Open the fabric of your heart
today because the cross of Christ is supporting you. The fabric cannot support itself. Let the wind of the
Spirit of God blow against you. Take the Word of God and let it give you direction for this new season.
When resistance comes, remember that it is necessary for you to go to higher places than you have ever
been before. Do not despise the resistance as it can be used for your good. It’s your choice. Choose this
day to believe God. He will take you on a journey that is unbelievable!

Blessings,
Alan