Eagles

Your Attitude determines Your Altitude.

There was this story about this majestic Eagle that is soaring high up in the high skies. An Eagle can fly the highest in the whole of the animal planet. Their eyes are one of the sharpest in the whole world and they are the only living creature that can look directly at the sun. So this Eagle had 5 eggs in the nest high up in the mountains on the canopy of the tallest tree. The eggs hatched eventually and the Eagle has to hunt to provide for the baby eaglets. So being an expert hunter, the eagle has never once failed to provide for the baby eagles.

But one day, there was a thief who climbed the mountains and reached the peak. He looked up to the tree and devised a plan. The thief then stolen all the 5 eaglets from the nest and sold it to a farmer. The farmer had many animals and poultry in his farm. He decided that since the eaglets still couldn’t hunt, their best way of surviving is to place them with the chickens. Then the hen will be able to protect and provide for the eaglets. Days passed, and days turned into weeks, weeks into years. The eaglets were now all grown up. All five of them had this sudden dream of soaring into the sky. But because they were raised as chickens by the hen. They have not learn how to fly. They can only gaze up into the skies.

Then one day, one of the eagles gazed up into the sky and saw this majestic eagle soaring in the sky. The young eagle told himself, that creature in the sky looks like me. And is it possible for me to fly like him. He excitedly told his brothers about that vision and they mocked at him. Laughing and joking about this so called vision. They told him to be practical. Disappointed but not discouraged, that eagle ran to the fence and hopped on it. He stretched opened those wings that have been unproductive for so long and flapped them once. Nothing happened. Twice, but still nothing happened. He flapped and flapped with all his might. And out of a sudden, he rose up from the ground into the air. He begins to soar higher and higher into the air and eventually alongside that eagle whom he saw, which turned out to be their daddy eagle.

The Difference between the one eagle and the other 4 is in their attitude. The one who flew was carrying the attitude of the majestic eagle, unlike the 4 other eagles who still tot that they are Chickens.

"Throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes."

-Eph 4:22-23

No wonder this verse calls us to put off our old attitudes and soar with the potential in front of us. Praise God!!!