Wouldn’t it be awesome if we as humans could be like an eagle? To have the ability to do the things they do truly amazes me.

For example, eagles don’t fly in flocks. They don’t fly among other birds. They typically fly alone and to high altitudes. To transfer this over to a human it would mean that you would not be among people who are not like you. You would realize to fly high alone you would reach heights unknown to most. There would be no distractions or others around to hinder  you.

If we as humans had their eyesight. Eagles have keen vision. They can focus and see things at a distance that other animals can’t see. As a human if we would focus on God He would show us what we can’t see. We would be able to see things through wisdom and therefore seeing things way before they reveal themselves in the natural.

Eagles get excited when a Storm comes. They realize that they can use the storm to rest their wings and to just glide along. Oh to be like the eagle. As a human we hate the storms in life. We dread them, complain about them and resist and resent the very presence of s storm. But if we as humans could take on the characteristic of the eagle we too would be excited in the storm. We know that during the storm God is carrying us. He is holding us in ultimate protection and it is a time that we can just rest in His arms and glide out the storm. We would know that the storm is allowing us to be elevated to a place that man has never seen before.

Relationships!!! Now this is an area that’s always impressed me. The female eagle is bigger and stronger than the male. She doesn’t come easy. The female eagle will see a male eagle. She will then fly up high and swoop down and get a twig and fly up high again with the male chasing her. She reaches a certain height and drops the twig. The male takes off to get the twig before it hits the ground and brings it back to her. This goes on for a while. Each time the female eagle flies to a higher elevation and drops the twig. If the male passes the test then and only then will there be a relationship. You see she knows her worth. She shows him how high she can go in her own and she makes him work for her. You see you value what you work for a lot more than what someone just hands you.

Eagles are intelligent and we can really learn things from them. There is so much in nature that God put for us to pull from. So in life become an eagle. Not a chicken who can never fly but so far off the ground or any other bird who can fly to the tree tops but never beyond. Be an eagle and fly above the storms to heights that no other bird can. Be strong, focused, restful, confident and value oriented.

This is something I’m teaching my girls. Below is a clip of my youngest telling her friends at school that she doesn’t want her or her children to be a chicken but she wants to be an eagle. Let’s instill this trait in all those around us daily.