Consider the Eagle (Part 3)

Consider the Eagle (Part 3)

Scripture Reading:  Isaiah 40: 30 -31

 Main Scripture: “but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles;    they will run and not grow weary,    they will walk and not be faint.” Isaiah 40:30 -31 (NIV)

Videos to meditate on:  Eagles Flying (http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=pyE7NeM42S0&list=PL2649B1F8FECA34A9)

(I started a series on the eagle and promised that I would discuss seven features but only looked at five. Today and tomorrow I will discuss two more characteristics of this magnificent bird that as women we can learn from. )

The Eagle Tests before It Chooses a Mate - When it comes time for the female Eagle to choose her mate, she prepares herself for many suitors. And many come before her. She looks them over quite well and then picks one to fly with for a while. If she likes the way he flies she finds a small stick, picks it up and flies high with it. At some point she will drop the stick to see if the male can catch it. If he does, then she finds a larger stick and flies with it much higher this time. Each time the male catches the sticks, she continues to pick up larger and larger sticks. When she finds the largest, heaviest stick that she herself can carry, the stick is at this point almost the size of a small log! But she can still fly very high with this large stick.

At any time in this process, if the male fails to catch the stick, she flies away from him as her signal that the test is now over. She begins her search all over again. And when she again finds a male she is interested in, she starts testing him in the exact same way. And she will continue this "testing" until she finds the male Eagle who can catch all the sticks. And when she does, she chooses him, and will mate with him for life.

One of the reasons for this test is that at some point they will build a nest together high up and will then have their Eaglets. When the babies begin to learn to fly, they sometimes fall instead. It is then that the male must catch his young. And he does!

For those of us women who are single, choosing a husband is not something to be taken lightly; I believe that we can learn from the Eagle. The female eagle looks for a committed partner for life who will support her in growing her young ones.  Only after the male proves that he has these characteristics, only then does she allow him to mate with her.

In the same way ladies, know what you want when you ask God for a husband and trust God to provide that husband. Don’t just settle for the first man that comes along, don’t compromise your values, learn from the eagle, you will want a man who is committed to you and one who will partner with you in raising the family.

Let’s pray,

Almighty God, help us  to choose wisely when we are choosing a partner, help us to wait on you Lord to show us the one that you have prepared for us. Lord, while we are waiting teach us to be good wives to our husbands.

In Jesus Name

Amen

Have a God Filled Day Ladies