Sunday, April 29, 2012

Spiritual Lessons from the Eagle’s Nest


Deuteronomy 32:11-12
The eagle gently coaxed her offspring toward the edge of the nest.  Her heart quivered with conflicting emotions as she felt their resistance to her persistent nudging.  "Why does the thrill of soaring have to begin with the fear of falling?" she thought.  This ageless question was still unanswered for her.

As in the tradition of the species, her nest was located high on the side of a sheer rock face.  Below there was nothing but air to support the wings of each child.  "It is possible that this time it will not work?" she thought.  Despite her fears, the eagle knew it was time.  Her parental mission was complete.  There remained but one task -- the push.

The eagle drew courage from an innate wisdom.  Until her children discovered their wings, there was no purpose for their lives.  Until they learned how to soar, they would fail to understand the privilege it was to have been born an eagle.  The push was the greatest gift she had to offer.  It was her supreme act of love. 

And so one by one she pushed them, and they flew!
from the book Even Eagle Need a Push by David McNally

I. The Design Stage  II. The Demonstration Stage  III. The Discomfort Stage
IV.  The Decision Stage - Joshua 24:15
Most people hate making decisions.  We also dislike change.
The church can become our nest.
Churches that turn inward have serious problems in their fellowships.
 Christians are not called to “nest” but to "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations.”
We are all products of our decisions regardless of the circumstances of our lives.
The impact of pressure in life is that it forces us off the fence or, to use our analogy, out of the nest.
It takes COURAGE to jump when it’s time to fly.
We don’t jump because we are more afraid of what we don’t know than what we do know.  We stay crippled by fear and lose our freedom and purpose.
V.    The Danger Stage - Proverbs 24:16
Growth and success in life is not without risk.
VI.  The Development Stage - 2 Timothy 3:11
To “develop” something means to unwrap it.
Take the struggle away and you take the strength away.
VII. The Deliverance Stage – v.11

VIII.    The Determination Stage
The one who learns to soar above others is a person of great personal faith.

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