Author Dr. Myles Monroe
Eagles fly alone at a high altitude and not with sparrows or mix with other smaller birds.
Birds of a feather flock together. No other bird goes to the height of the eagle. Eagles fly with eagles. Never in a flock. Even when Moses (Old Testament Bible) went to commune with God on the mountain, he left the crowd at the foothills. Stay away from sparrows and ravens. Eagles fly with eagles.
Eagles have strong vision, which focuses up to 5 kilometers from the air.
When an eagle sites prey- even a rodent from this distance, he narrows his focus on it and sets out to get it. No matter the obstacle, the eagle will not move his focus from the prey until he grabs it. Have a vision and remain focused no matter what the obstacle and you will succeed.
Eagles do not eat dead things.
They feed on fresh prey. Vultures eat dead animals but not eagles. Steer clear of outdated and old information. Do your research well always.
The Eagle is the only bird that loves the storm.
When clouds gather, the eagles get excited. The eagle uses the wings of the storm to rise and is pushed up higher. Once it finds the wing of the storm, the eagle stops flapping and uses the pressure of the raging storm to soar the clouds and glide. This gives the eagle an opportunity to rest its wings. In the meantime all the other birds hide in the leaves and branches of the trees. We can use the storms of our lives (obstacles, trouble, etc) to rise to greater heights. Achievers relish challenges and use them profitably.
The Eagle tests before it trusts.
When a female eagle meets a male and they want to mate, she flies down to earth with the male pursing her and she picks a twig. She flies back into the air with the male pursuing her.
Once she has reached a height high enough for her, she lets the twig fall to the ground and watches it as it falls. The male chases after the twig. The faster it falls, the faster he chases until he reaches it and has to catch it before it falls to the ground, then bring it back to the female eagle. The female eagle grabs the twig and flies to a much higher altitude pursued by the male until she perceives it high enough, and then drops the twig for the male to chase. This goes on for hours, with the height increasing until the female eagle is assured that the male eagle has mastered the art of picking the twig which shows commitment, then and only then, will she allow him to mate with her! Whether in private life or in business, one should test commitment of people intended for partnership.
Eagles prepare for training.
When about to lay eggs, the female and male eagle identify a place very high on a cliff where no predators can reach; the male flies to earth and picks thorns and lays them on the crevice of the cliff, then flies to earth again to collect twigs which he lays in the intended nest. He flies back to earth picks thorns and lays them on top of the twigs. He flies back to earth and picks soft grass to cover the thorns, and then flies back to pick rugs to put on the grass. When this first layering is complete the male eagle runs back to earth and picks more thorns, lays them on the nest; runs back to get grass and rugs and lays them on top of the thorns, then plucks his feathers to complete the nest. The thorns on the outside of the nest protect it from possible intruders. Both male and female eagles participate in raising the eagle family. She lays the eggs and protects them; he builds the nest and hunts. During the time of training the young ones to fly, the mother eagle throws the eaglets out of the nest and because they are scared, they jump into the nest again.
Next, she throws them out and then takes off the soft layers of the nest, leaving the thorns bare. When the scared eaglets jump into the nest again, they are pricked by thorns. Shrieking and bleeding they jump out again this time wondering why the mother and father who love them so much are torturing them. Next, mother eagle pushes them off the cliff into the air.
As they shriek in fear, father eagle flies out and picks them up on his back before they fall, and brings them back to the cliff. This goes on for sometime until they start flapping their wings. They get excited at this newfound knowledge that they can fly and not fall at such a fast rate.
The father and mother eagle supports them with their wings.
The preparation of the nest teaches us to prepare for changes;
The preparation for the family teaches us that active participation of both partners leads to success;
The being pricked by the thorns tells us that sometimes being too comfortable where we are may result into our not experiencing life, not progressing and not learning at all. The thorns of life come to teach us that we need to grow, get out of the nest and love on. We may not know it but the seemingly comfortable and safe haven may have thorns;
The people who love us do not let us languish in sloth but push us hard to grow and prosper. Even in their seemingly bad actions they have good intentions for us.
Eagles rejuvenate.
When the Eagle grows old, his feathers become weak and cannot take him as fast as he should. When he feels weak and about to die, he retires to a place far away in the rocks. While there, he plucks out every feather on his body until he is completely bare. He stays in this hiding place until he has grown new feathers, then he can come out. We occasionally need to shed off old habits & items that burden us without adding to our lives…
”As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:” -Deuteronomy 32:11
30 thoughts on “7 Principles of an Eagle”
Native American poem on the eagle
An eagle does not talk
an eagle listens
and her flight tells her story
and an eagle stops to listen to the river.
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thought I would share.
the eagle is my spirit animal.
mmh,,,,,,,,,now where do you get all this inspiring material?very nice read if you ask me.
where did the facts come for this part:
When the Eagle grows old, his feathers become weak and cannot take him as fast as he should. When he feels weak and about to die, he retires to a place far away in the rocks. While there, he plucks out every feather on his body until he is completely bare. He stays in this hiding place until he has grown new feathers, then he can come out.
Am challenged by the eagles charactor. thanks for the info.
victor.
very inspiring piece of knowledge
Dr. Myles Monroe came to the Philippines last last month. He was so inspiring, and encouraging us our Godly faith.
If a human being, expecially Christians, hope for the best in life, he should follow the eagle. However, It is possible only if u trust in the Lord. May the Almighty God be praised, Thank u very Much Dr Myles! Nathie, Swaziland
maybe God is an eagle
you haven’t explain whot if male misses tha twig is his proposol turn down
Someone doesn’t have their facts straight.
There is a large Bald Eagle nesting area near Big Bear Lake in CA. You can see the eagles mixing with pelicans as they mutually fish for trout.
Eagles do eat dead stuff. Most eagles eat carrion and will scavenge when fresh food is more difficult to get.
Eagles do not rejuvenate by plucking out their feathers–or beaks or talons, as I have seen on other sites. This is an old wives tale.
So this sermon is based on several false pieces of info. Who writes this junk?
I am quite encouraged by these principles.
An eagle has a strong vision and focuses on one particular thing; but how comes that during mating the male’s focus is distrusted by the twig? I thought the main focus would only be the female!!
great inspiration… i’ll use this as one of my links.
i got an inspirational talk about this subject.
check out at youtube video clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg_opy553V0
According to the bible,the eagle is licken to a child of god i mean a christian, and remember not everyone is a christian,so if every one hear on earth could be an eagle, this world would have changed to paradise.thax for this info
Wonderful!!!! Truly inspirational and motivational….. 🙂
wonderful piece…this small writeup inspires me everytime !Thanks for sharing !
this is great stuff, but may i ask,during rejuvenation period
when the eagle is growing new feathers does it mean it
fasts thru this period because it does not come out until
new feathers grow?
Wow, I just had a dream about Isiah 40:31
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.
Is there something about the eagle when they tear out there feather’s , they also break there beak’s and get oil from a rock that drip’s over them and strengthens them and they grow bigger and stronger than before ?
all kenyans should embrac the principles of an eagle it is an inspiring piece
eagle is a bird to be mimicked by people
EAGLE and many other living and non-living around us and far have many success stories to tell us. Failures and on bad habits too.
THE Greatness of man is on learning these. Also spreading the good knowledge, which no other animals can. Great (opposite too) are all those animals, Greater (opposite too) are the HUMANS too.
Being Human is human being
Being Social is Social Being.
I like it
This was very inspirational and moving….I live by christian morals….and the moral of this was awesome….thanks
an eagle is such inspiration one cant let down.Great hope
interestingly, it is no dout that the eagel is the only bird mostly used in the bible. rearly the life of an eagle is an inspiration to mankind
In fact eagle is desirable in character. But you are yet to tel us how it eventually die. We need to know that.
An eagle its a bird that do not associate with any other birds but eagles only, as i,l also like to live an eagle life and be an eagle christian
What an active creature i will like to be like the eagle, may be i should say the eagle is my role model or my mentor nice one keep the fire burning
wonderful and so inspirational. i love it
!! tel me how it later dies.
Wow… i hav liked it.very inspirational, Thumbs up for such a wonderfl episode