Eagles and Crows

The person who trusts in God is compared to an eagle. The eagle has some pests, one of which is the crow. He’s always squawking, always causing the eagle trouble. The truth is we all have a few crows in our life. You may have an entire flock of them, along with a few chickens and turkeys as well!

Certain people can rub us the wrong way; they can irritate us if we allow them to. We need to take a lesson from the eagle instead. When the eagle is out flying, often a crow will come up right behind him and start to pester him, aggravating and annoying him. Although the eagle is much larger, he cannot maneuver quickly. To get rid of his pest, the eagle simply stretches out his eight foot wingspan and catches some of the thermal currents, and he rises up higher and higher. Eventually, he gets to an altitude where no other bird can live. The crow can’t even breathe up there. On rare occasions, eagles have been spotted at altitudes as high as 20,000 feet, nearly as high as a jet flies.

If you want to get rid of your pests, you need to rise higher. Don’t sink down to the opposition’s level. Overlook their faults. Walk in love and dare to bless even your enemies. There is no doubt that life can sometimes throw you some wicked curveballs, but it’s how we choose to react to those events that ultimately creates our destiny.

We have the choice to live in bitterness, regret, anger and negativity OR we can choose to ignore the things we cannot control.... by making a conscious decision to soar like an eagle.

This was from a Joel Olsteen sermon.