Stop Acting Like A Chicken, You Are An Eagle

Society, our circumstances, and our peers are constantly trying to make us conform to what they are. Guard yourselves, be careful who you associate with, do not be conformed to what they are.

We are all familiar with the fable or the eaglet raised as a chicken, I want to share what the Lord has shown me about how we as humans are very similar to the eaglet in this story.

Sometimes you may feel like you were born into the wrong family, placed somewhere where you feel like everyone is trying to clip your wings and keep you from soaring. You are an eagle amongst a society of chickens. You need to look at it from a different perspective… You have the courage, strength, and independence of an eagle. The only thing that is keeping you in the coop is the opinions, and mindsets of the chicken community.

God designed you to fly like an eagle, and soaring is a gift, a privilege that has been graciously given to you to use daily. Unwrap this gift and use it, don’t allow yourself to load up with burdens, don’t allow others to heap their burdens upon you. You were created to soar, even in the midst of storms.  

Trust what God has placed in your spirit and you heart. You were created for more than scratching at the ground in the middle of a chicken coop waiting for everything to be handed to you. You have the fortitude, strength and ability to take flight and soar into your destiny. 

Don’t allow the chickens to talk you out of it, they will be negative, they will judge you and make fun of you. But you know deep down you have the courage of a lion, the independence of a black panther, the strength of an African elephant.

 Isaiah 40:30-31 He gives strength to the weary  

    and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary,    and young men stumble and fall;  but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

As the story goes, a farmer took an egg from an eagle’s nest and laid it under a hen to be hatched. This eagle realized something was wrong deep down inside, but all he knew was the life he was born into. The eagle would stare at the sky wanting to fly and even tried on numerous occasions. The farmer saw the eaglet trying to take flight, so he went looking for his clippers to clip the eaglet’s wings. As the farmer was searching for his tools; his wife called out to him from the house.  She needed his help right away.  This was a welcome distraction for the eaglet he escaped the terror of his wings being clipped.

One day a storm brewed and the chickens scurried about in fear, but the eagle did not feel any fear. He simply watched the chickens and other barnyard animals run and hide from the storm. A big gust of wind came along while the eagle stood alone in the barnyard and the eagle, having noticed the farmer forgot to clip his wings, with wings stretched out. He looked up at the sky and saw another eagle.

The eagle that was raised as a chicken looked at the fearful chickens and looked at the eagle gracefully soaring in the sky. The eagle in the sky let out a mighty cry. The sound of the cry moved the eagle to flap his wings and with a big gust of wind, the eagle that was raised as a chicken flew high above the clouds and left the chicken yard never to return!

We live in a world that encourages chicken behavior. Not to take away from the chickens. They have a purpose too. But all too often an eagle with misplaced identity wonders around feeling insecure, lonely, and doubtful because he knows deep down inside him, he is something more. He does not look like a chicken, nor sound like a chicken. He just does not know who he is yet.

When the eagle flapped his wings and realized he could fly, nothing could stop him. He knew he had the power and the means to go to the next level. I am sure the chickens looked at one another and thought, if he can do it so can I.  Take a second and imagine what they looked like trying to fly from the barnyard. (Makes me giggle thinking about it).

You are an eagle in the chicken yard.  You know people will want to hold you back, but they will not. You know you are better than your circumstances. You know your path is not the same as others. When you know you are an eagle your breakthrough is only the beginning of all God has in store of you.  But don’t look down at the chickens (surroundings).

Why the farmer took the eagle from his natural habitat, no one knows for sure. The farmer wanted to clip the eagle’s wings wanting to keep him down, but as the scripture says, what was meant for harm, God used it for good. Many of us know what it feels like to be an eagle stuck in a chicken coop. You may be in a situation, very similar, BUT GOD. You were designed to stand out among the chickens, choose to do so today! Stretch out your wings; use this storm to propel you into your next season.

You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people. Genesis 50:20 (NLT)

I Couldn't Have Been More Wrong!

Please take the time and listen, when the Lord nudges you. This experience has totally changed my life. You never know when the Lord is going to use YOU. In this case I was the impatient stranger, angry driver , I was the one who refused to approach this hurting woman.

I read this amazing story this morning posted by http://homesteadsurvival.blogspot.com/  thank you Cathy for re-posting it.(See Below) The Lord began to show me the times he has called me to stop what I was doing and obey HIM. I  am so ashamed to say I have missed the mark many times. One time in particular the Lord showed me a divine appointment He had set up.

I was coming out of the pulmonologist's office, after being given a good report of my lung function. I immediately saw a woman standing by her car crying. I felt the Lord nudge me to approach her. You know that nudge, when your heart plummets down to your feet, your hands get all clammy a huge lump develops in your throat. Yea, I KNEW he wanted me to talk to her. But, I was in such a hurry to tell my husband about my good news, I ignored the nudge. I rationalized it in my mind… “She must have locked he keys in her car someone else will stop and help her".

I couldn’t have been more wrong!

Driving home after I had spoken to my husband, I experienced such sadness, I began to cry so much I had to pull over. “What is going on, I just received a clean bill of health I should be rejoicing”! Sitting in my car on main street tears streaming down my face the Lord revealed this to me.

 “The woman you saw coming out of the clinic had just been to her gynecologist, she is in her last trimester of pregnancy. She has no family and her husband in in the Air Force and is in Iraq. The child she is carrying is so special to me but she doesn’t see that yet. She is only able to see what the doctors are telling her. He son has Cerebral Palsy, he will need constant around the clock care. She believes she is all alone in this. You were assigned to give her hope, re-assuring her of my love for the both of them.” “She would have had a new friend and a support system in you.”

I failed miserably!  “OH, Lord please forgive my selfishness, my unwillingness to interrupt my own life to help another that may need you”.

Thankfully, Our God forgives and I have been given more opportunities to share his love.


A NYC Taxi driver wrote:

I arrived at the address and honked the horn. After waiting a few minutes I honked again. Since this was going to be my last ride of my shift I thought about just driving away, but instead I put the car in park and walked up to the door and knocked.. 'Just a minute', answered a frail, elderly voice. I could hear something being dragged across the floor.

After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her 90's stood before me. She was wearing a print dress and a pillbox hat with a veil pinned on it, like somebody out of a 1940's movie.

By her side was a small nylon suitcase. The apartment looked as if no one had lived in it for years. All the furniture was covered with sheets.

There were no clocks on the walls, no knickknacks or utensils on the counters. In the corner was a cardboard
box filled with photos and glassware.

'Would you carry my bag out to the car?' she said. I took the suitcase to the cab, then returned to assist the woman.

She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the curb.

She kept thanking me for my kindness. 'It's nothing', I told her.. 'I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother to be treated.'

'Oh, you're such a good boy, she said. When we got in the cab, she gave me an address and then asked, 'Could you drive
through downtown?'

'It's not the shortest way,' I answered quickly..

'Oh, I don't mind,' she said. 'I'm in no hurry. I'm on my way to a hospice.

I looked in the rear-view mirror. Her eyes were glistening. 'I don't have any family left,' she continued in a soft voice..'The doctor says I don't have very long.' I quietly reached over and shut off the meter.

'What route would you like me to take?' I asked.

For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked as an elevator operator.

We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived when they were newlyweds She had me pull up in front of a furniture warehouse that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.

Sometimes she'd ask me to slow in front of a particular building or corner and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

As the first hint of sun was creasing the horizon, she suddenly said, 'I'm tired.Let's go now'.
We drove in silence to the address she had given me. It was a low building, like a small convalescent home, with a driveway that passed under a portico.

Two orderlies came out to the cab as soon as we pulled up. They were solicitous and intent, watching her every move.
They must have been expecting her.

I opened the trunk and took the small suitcase to the door. The woman was already seated in a wheelchair.

'How much do I owe you?' She asked, reaching into her purse.

'Nothing,' I said

'You have to make a living,' she answered.

'There are other passengers,' I responded.

Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug.She held onto me tightly.

'You gave an old woman a little moment of joy,' she said. 'Thank you.'

I squeezed her hand, and then walked into the dim morning light.. Behind me, a door shut.It was the sound of the closing of a life..

I didn't pick up any more passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly lost in thought. For the rest of that day,I could hardly talk.What if that woman had gotten an angry driver,or one who was impatient to end his shift? What if I had refused to take the run, or had honked once, then driven away?

On a quick review, I don't think that I have done anything more important in my life.

We're conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments.

But great moments often catch us unaware-beautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one.

HIS Desire....

It is a beautiful Monday morning, the sun is shining and it's going to be a great week. As I sit and wait upon the Lord, I am reminded of a poem that HE spoke to me some months ago.

I was preparing to speak in our women's ministries about my journey in life. You know up until that day I really believed that all the chains of bondage, unforgiveness, and hate had been broken away.

Well I was in for yet another amazing journey with the Lord. After finishing up my notes and what I would discuss, the lord said to me "you survived every situation. Every circumstance I was there with you, you were never alone, it is time to let it all go. Place it at my feet and receive my unconditional love, through my love you shall have freedom. You will share with others all that you have overcome through ME and we will see many set free." and the Lord Gave me these words. I thought I would share with you this morning.

HIS Desire

HE adores you, HIS desire for you is love, peace, joy,wisdom and abundance

HIS desire is to love you UNCONDITIONALLY, will you allow HIM?

HE wants to bear your burdens, BREAK strongholds that keep you bound will you let HIM?

HE will remove guilt and give you understanding, HE will take away condemnation and offer you FORGIVENESS

HE will erase titles, stereo-types, names and false identities placed on you by others

His desire is TO SET YOU FREE

Will you allow HIM?

Genesis 50:20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives

I want to encourage you today, if  you are struggling with something, the Lord knows He wants to remove that burden and set you free. He loves you and will never leave you. Even when you thought there was no God, HE was there, is there and will always be there for you. Reach out for Him today and accept His love and freedom.

My Daily Battle With Faith

Walk by Faith not by Sight

Every morning I grab my coffee, turn on one of my favorite worship cd's, open up The Word and wait upon the Lord. So few days ago I heard the Lord say "Don't let what you can't see keep you from my promised treasures that exist".
 

“What”? I prayed. “Lord I do have faith in what you have promised me.” As I prayed that the Lord brought to my memory the words I had been speaking to myself just a week earlier. I doubted the promise, I was giving up, even questioning the gift God gave me. I sit here in my mid 40’s and it still had not happened. I had lost my faith!



 A friend of mine says that "Faith is taking God at His word! It’s that simple, Right?



Well it wasn’t for me. I know God placed this dream or treasure in my heart when I was a child. However, I still had not seen evidence of it; therefore, I doubted that it even existed.



The Lord showed me we are in a fierce war that is a continuous struggle for our faith. Satan is determined to destroy the faith of Gods beloved. The stronger your faith is the greater Satan’s attack will be against it.



When our faith is shaken, shattered or lost, we become weak and turn to the world for something we can make happen. Just as Abram and Sarai did, I absolutely love this story.



Julies’ Paraphrase… from Genesis 12-21

At the age of 75 the Lord told Abram to leave his country and He would make Abram a great nation and He would bless him.

 I don’t know about you but at that age I’m not sure I could do what the Lord was telling Abram to do.

So Abram leaves his country he takes his nephew Lot , his wife Sarai and all their possessions and people.

Abram had traveled a long distance and came upon the great tree of Moreh at Shechem. The Lord appeared to Abram here and told him “To your offspring I will give this land”. So Abram built an alter to the Lord.

Abram believed this promise of the Lord, even at his ripe age of 75! He didn’t question the fact that he and Sarai hadn’t been able to conceive children. It was not an issue. The Lord had promised him treasure and he had faith!

Fast forward a bit and they had all traveled to Egypt. Abram knew how the Egyptians were, he told his wife Sarai that they would think she is beautiful and kill him if they knew he was her husband. So Abram told Sarai to tell the Egyptians that she was his sister. That way they would all be treated well. The Egyptians took Sarai for their king.


After Sarai was released from the Egyptians she took her servant Hagar back to Abram and her people. Lot and Abram split up and later Abram had to rescue Lot.

 The Lord makes a covenant, a promise to Abram, “your servant will not be your heir, you will have a son from your own flesh and blood”, Look up at the sky and count the stars —if indeed you can count them.” Then He said to him, “So shall your offspring shall be.”

Can you believe this? Look at the circumstances Abram is way past the age we would consider a man should conceive a child. Sarai, is barren how would she bear him any children?

So Sarai does what many of us do today when we don’t see God’s promises come to pass. She takes it into her own hands, looks to the world to fulfill the promise, and asks Abram to sleep with Hagar (her Egyptian servant).

At the age of 86 Abram becomes a father. Hagar gives birth to a son and named him Ishmael. You can imagine the heartache this caused Sarai.

During the next 14 years The Lord changed Abram’s name to Abraham which means father of many nations. Sarai’s name was also changed to Sarah meaning mother of many nations the Lord told Abraham that kings of many peoples will come from her.

Wow what an amazing word, but come on really, she is in her 90’s. Neither one gave up on what they were not seeing. They kept their faith in what the Lord had promised.

When Abraham was 100 years old Sarah gave birth to a son, they named him Iaasac.

 The Lord’s promised treasure had come to pass.

God reveals treasure, promises and dreams on his time table; don’t abandon the treasures just because you can’t see it yet.

This has been a great lesson for me not to weaken in my faith, if God said it, it WILL happen. It’s just a matter of time.

 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith. Romans 1:17(NKJV)