Annoying the Eagle

“Certainly, none of us enjoy going through struggles, but you have to understand that your struggle may be an opportunity for advancement and promotion. The very thing you are fighting against so tenaciously may be the springboard that catapults you to a new level of excellence. Your challenges may become your greatest assets.”
― Joel Osteen, Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential

Several times in the scripture. It refers to the believer as an eagle, Isaiah said, you will mount up with wings like an eagle.
It’s significant that God chose an eagle. An eagle can fly higher than just about any other bird.
They’ve spotted eagles at 30,000 ft in the air up where the big jets fly.
I read where a crow is a natural pest to the eagle.
Although the eagle is bigger and stronger, the crow is more agile.
It can turn quicker, maneuver faster sometimes to annoy the eagle, the crow will follow right behind the eagle just pestering it trying to cause it trouble.
The eagle could turn around and try to fight. Think I’m bigger than this crow.
I’m gonna show him who I am.
Instead, when the eagle is tired of dealing with the crow, it doesn’t try to outmaneuver it moving left and right.
It simply starts flying higher and higher. The crow can’t go where the eagle can go.
It can’t handle that high of an altitude. Eventually, it will fall away in life.
There will always be some crows.
You may work with crows, you may have neighbors that are crows, you may be sitting by a crow, just laugh and they won’t know it.
But there will always be people that can get on your nerves.
They feel like it’s their calling in life to annoy you irritate you push your buttons.
That will continue to happen. As long as you’re staying down at their level, you’ll get upset, be baited into conflict, live offended.
You have to realize you’re an eagle.
The way you get rid of crows is not engaging with them, but by going up higher, don’t pay attention to what they’re saying.
Quit reading the negative comments. Don’t let that offense get down in your spirit.
If you do, you’ll get drawn into conflict. You’re an eagle, you’re not supposed to be fighting with crows.
You’re not supposed to be upset with some chickens pecking around, dealing with things that don’t matter.
Quit being frustrated by the turkeys.
People that don’t understand you, people that make a lot of noise trying to steal your piece.
Those are distractions trying to get you off course, wasting time and energy that you need to pursue your goals.
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