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.
