Eagle-Minded

Eagle –Minded

Isaiah 40:31 – “but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.”

    Once upon a time a young eaglet fell from its lofty nest which was on a rock ledge overlooking a farm yard. The eagle landed near the hen house where dozens of baby chicks and the mother hens were brooding about.  The young eagle, displaced from its home, grew up among the chickens.  Day in and day out he watched the behavior of the chickens and mimicked them but always know there was something very different about himself.  Time passed and it was obvious that this bird was not like the others. The chickens had small feet but he had talons; the chickens had short stubby wings but he had rows and rows of angled feathers; the chickens had clumsy beaks but his beak was sharp and curved.

     One day a fox got into the yard and all of the birds starting scattering.  The chickens ran around awkwardly, flapping their wings and making feeble attempts to fly away as they ran more than they flew.  The young eaglet also ran around trying to not be captured by the fox, but with all of the commotion and flapping the turbulence of the wind got under his wings and he was lifted high into the air.  It was at that moment that the eagle realized although he had been in the company of chickens, he belonged above the captured existence of domesticated birds.  He was born to be free, powerful and majestic. 

     Are you feeling uncomfortable in your environment? Got an itch to move, relocate, and quit the mundane? Tired of running with the same old crowd; doing the same old thing; listening to the same old chatter? Feeling stifled and trapped?  Maybe you are running with chickens when you supposed to be soaring with eagles. Remember you are the company that you keep… might be time to explore new territory. Stop pecking at the ground below and set your sight on the sky above. Be the eagle you were born to be. 

Every dagfy is a good day; it is up to us to make it a power-packed GREAT day!  Don’t be distracted; stay focused on your purpose! Be blessed!  Dr. JoAnn