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Have you ever seen the amazing videos, books and inspirational tools at Simple Truths (
http://www.simpletruths.com/)? I go there often to see what they have newly available.
The above link is one of my favorites. A mother eagle helping her young eagle child leave the nest high above the treetops so that he might learn to soar with confidence. She loves him enough to nudge him out of the nest. She knows he will love soaring on the currents of the wind. He was born to do so. The wind will fill his wings and she knows the surge of power and joy her young eagle will experience once he gets over the fear of the first leap from the nest.
Aren't we just like that with God? We love our comfortable nest in His care and just want to stay there nice and cozy under the "shadow of His wing". But, He knows we have glorious skies yet to soar and that if we stay under His wing, we will not know that joy. There will be rain, storms and powerful winds to deal with. But, He has equipped us with wings that will repel that rain. We have a nest that we can come back to when the storm gets too dangerous to fly in. And, those powerful winds, will be what propels us to soar even higher. They won't break us. We are designed to make good use of them as we use self control in the middle of it all.
This fast is a "nudge out of the nest" for me. I wasn't comfortable with it because I didn't want to fail. Not fail God, my family, my friends, or myself. I've enjoyed the soaring. The rains have come, but I am dried off now. The winds have been high and seem to be going higher, but that just means I can see from greater heights. And my nest......well, although in the natural, it is looking pretty empty, Jesus has kept it for me to come back to......a place of safety, love and rest. It's not a place to hide, not from Him and not myself. But, to take shelter instead.
I have 11 more days of this 40 Day Fast. I'm a bit worn out, to be honest. But, I know there is more to learn. Right up to the last day. Some days I feel alone. Other days, I feel totally encircled in love. But, one thing I have found, there is never a day that I don't feel the Lord around me in a deeper way. His Presence is here when I feel up and when I feel down. Many breakthroughs have already taken place as a result of Him honoring my fast and I am so grateful for that. Many problems arose during my fast that I could have never anticipated, but required spiritual strength and application. I was ready because of my fast.
Fasting empowers you to minister to others and bring deliverance in the Name of Christ. It puts you under God's X-Ray so you can see what is underneath your surface personality, going right to you spirit and heart. It's greatest gift is a deeper, renewed intimacy with the Lord that will urge you to make fasting a regular part of your life in Jesus because you never want to lose that sense of closeness with Him. It's a Win-Win situation, Sweet Friends.
Today, I am wrung out, but I feel the encouragement of God slowly coming over me this morning. There is much to do today and even though my heart feels a bit sad this morning, I feel a slight breeze in my backyard. It seems to be building slowly today. I have a feeling it's going to be getting stronger. Strong enough to carry this Lady Eagle to a lovely soaring experience before the day is out.
I've been nudged from the nest. Will you join me?
In His Love,
Karen
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