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What are We.....a Chicken... or an Eagle?

Isaiah 40:31, "But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint."

I'm really glad that it's the eagle and not one of the other birds that God chose to identify us with. He could have likened us to a variety of other birds if He had so desired, and rightly so, because we display many of their characteristics. Take the chicken for example. Let me give you some chicken facts to show you why I'm glad God said we are to become like eagles and not chickens.

1. Chickens are crowd followers: If a chicken sees a bunch of chickens running across the chicken yard, he will take off after them. It doesn't matter that he doesn't know where they are going or why they are going there. He follows along because he doesn't want to miss out on anything the majority is doing................2. Chickens just naturally "squabble and fight" over things in the chicken yard. If one finds a nice juicy bug to eat, suddenly they all want it. They will chase each other all over the chicken yard, trying to take it away from each other.................. 3. They have no interest in the heavenlies. They are content to live in the chicken yard, walking around with their eyes on the ground, scratching in the dirt looking for something to eat. Most of them will never try to fly. They are earthbound birds.

I think you can see now why I'm convinced that living the chicken life can never compare to living the eagle life. Chicken living is so limited - so confining - so predictable and so boring. However, living the eagle life - that's another story. When we hear the word eagle, our minds envision an eagle soaring in the atmosphere, effortlessly riding the wind currents high above the earth; majestic in appearance. With keenness of eye, he spies his prey and swooping down to earth with tremendous speed, and sharp strong talons set, it snatches up its meal and soars back to its nest to feast. With this in mind, I want to share some eagle facts you may not be aware of. Let us think of ourselves as being the eaglets of our God- Father eagle, and that He desires to accomplish in our lives what the eagle parents are trying to accomplish in their offspring's lives.

The word eagle means {one feeding with the beak}. What a wonderful typology of God feeding His own by the words from His mouth. Just as the natural eaglets depend and live on the food received from the parent eagle's mouth, so likewise, God's eaglets depend and live on the food from His mouth. Matthew 4:4 speaks of it in this way. "Man shall not live by bread alone, buy by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." Our heavenly Father is Father eagle who feeds His eaglets from the food of a heavenly menu.

In the eagle world it's a fact that without the proper diet, the eaglets will grow weak and sickly and eventually die. God is no different. He doesn't want any of His children to remain baby-like forever. He wants His children to grow-up.

Eagles are born to fly! They are meant to soar to heavenly heights; to breath a heavenly atmosphere. It's inherent in them. Their very nature demands it. It has been placed there by God. My friends, just as it is with earthly eagles, so it is with God's spiritual eagles. We too were made to experience heavenly heights in the spirit. To spread our wings of faith and ride the heavenly winds of the Holy Spirit. It's inherent in us. Our new nature, as believers, demands it. It's placed within us by our Heavenly Father. As eaglets of God, there is an inborn tendency in us to mount up and soar to spiritual levels we've never experienced before.

Colossians 3: 1-2, "If you then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above. Set your affection on things above."

Have you soared lately? That's what eagles do and God is calling us to be His spiritual eagles. It's true that chickens and eagles are both birds, but a chicken is an earth bound creature. It can flop and fly a little, but it can scarcely get its feet off the ground. This is not true of the eagle. Children of God, we are called to be God's eagles Christians, but many have been content to live the chicken life, confined to barnyard limitation in their spirit. A barnyard to the believer is any attitude, any mindset, any lifestyle that restricts us from being or accomplishing all that God has purposed for us to be or do in life.

Our barnyard is that comfort zone we like to live in because it makes no demands of us that will challenge us to change. God calls to us in our barnyard and challenges us to spread our wings of faith and come up higher. Some respond and get as high as the barnyard post and settle there feeling like they've really accomplished something. But they need to make another jump of faith and set their wings in the promises of God's Word and let the wind of the Holy Spirit lift them up.

If you feel your nest being stir in this times is because God doesn't want His eaglets to be nest sitters. They were meant to fly. Sometimes, God has to tear up our nest to get us in the air. Look up! Be encouraged! It is your Father working in your life to help you get rid of your "loose feathers." He's getting you ready to mount up with eagle wings. He wants you to quit fluttering around in the nest and to learn how to spread your wings of faith and fly.

God doesn't want us to settle for a barnyard walk. He's determined that we're going to mount up with wings as an eagle! Soar!!!!