Fly Like An Eagle

How many of you have been in a place where you were dissatisfied? Well, that's a good place to start toward change. Anyway, let me tell you a little story about a farmer who raised an eagle in a turkey coop. 

One day, a turkey farmer found an unhatched egg amidst his turkey eggs, it was obvious this egg was larger, but the farmer just left the curious egg to be cared for along with the other eggs. As it turns out, the unknown egg hatched a baby eaglet, and while growing up with turkeys, the little eaglet tried to gobble and eat the same food, but it was obvious the eaglet was not satisfied and felt very out of place.

While one afternoon like any other day, the little eagle was out in the yard playing with the turkeys, and along comes another eagle who flies over the coop soaring through the air and lands high in a tree. Of course, the little eagle was fascinated by the older eagle's performance and wanted to do likewise.

Just then, the older eagle in the tree swoops down into the coop and asks the little eagle, "what on earth are you doing in here with these turkeys? You're an eagle!!!" The little eagle puzzled by the question, although very excited, began to cry out "teach me how to fly". Of course the older eagle felt honored. At that very moment, the older eagle said "stretch out your wings".   

Anyway, to make a long story short, after the little eagle learned how to fly, he flew away from the turkey coop.  Okay, now after reading this story, I'm sure you think you know where I'm about to go with the rest of this post right? Which brings me to my next question:

How many of you are eagles living in turkey coops, and have you found comfort in your dissatisfaction?

I believe the dissatisfaction in our lives is an indicator that something is out of order. Undeniably this is a cute little story, but what about the fact that there are many eagles living in turkey coops, and not because they don't know they're eagles, but somehow they have found solace in a place of dissatisfaction? 

That being so, the important thing is to not ignore that uncomfortable feeling. So many of us make the mistake of looking for ways to be comfortable in a place of dissatisfaction. That dissatisfaction is present for you to seek answers to move toward change. Just like the little eagle, once he saw the older eagle flying and soaring, something within himself knew he wanted to fly.

But we have to be willing to learn and change our circumstances?...   

There are some who were born into situations and others who have allowed themselves to become entangled with circumstances that have obstructed their true identity. It may take God connecting you with the right someone you can identify with to bring change into your life. It's through these powerful relationships where you will discover who you really are, and ultimately; where you are destined to soar.

Its Yours...How Bad Do You Want It?

How many of us have dream(s) in our hearts that we've been working toward?  I know pretty much everyone, but sometimes life knocks the wind out of you through circumstances and situations and bring you to a place of what next. Well, I not only arrived at this place called what next, but I also decided this was not the place I wanted to stay.

I have recently been faced with insurmountable pressures and circumstances that seemed hopeless.  But what I discovered was this place is no different than any other place. Every place in your life begins with a decision. I could either stay in a place of hurt and discouragement because of the injustices heaped upon me, keep crying my eyes out to God, or I could get up and look for answers on how to bring my dream to pass.

For a moment, all I wanted to do was just let go of everything. I felt as if maybe I've bitten off more than I could chew, maybe I'm not smart enough, or maybe I've waited too long to pursue what's in my heart. The list went on and on...but however, the tugging at my heart to get up and move was still there. Although faint, but still pulsating.

That's when it hit me, its almost as if I could hear God saying to me "practice what you preach. Do what you know to do". Okay, and what you need to know is we went back and forth. I even had the nerve to shake my fist at God and tell Him "You said You would take care of me and this sucks...where's the provision...I'm doing what You said to do...why are things happening like this...Where are You?"

As you can see, it was not pretty. The amazing part was all along God was telling me how much He loved me and how much He has blessed me. I finally said okay Lord I surrender All. That's when the lights came on. What I realized was there was some unfinished business in this place called what next and I could not move any further until I dealt with it. The Father loves us so much He does not want us taking old hindrances into our future because it will only destroy God's best. Which brings me to my next question:

Where are you? And what are you willing to do to go all the way to your destiny? 

I had to make a decision to keep moving. There are so many gifts inside of me and I just began to use them. Amazingly, as I began to use what I knew, God began to open doors for me one at a time.  Unexpected money, favor from old corporate connections, just so many blessings have been poured out.

What I discovered through this process is you can have your dream if you want it, but you have to keep moving. Life will happen and give you plenty of reasons and opportunity to stop, but will you dare to get up after you've been knocked down. God wanted me to be reminded of what's inside of me. Its the stuff that champions are made of.

If you want to fulfill God's purpose for your life, you've got to be willing to keep moving in spite of the circumstances. Remember, God is always with you no matter what it looks like.