You Are in a Season of Transition
Listen, somebody reading this right now—you're in an uncomfortable place. The people who used to bless you are now acting differently towards you. The situations that used to work for you aren't working anymore, but don’t be discouraged. This isn't happening TO you, it's happening FOR you. God is trying to get your attention because He's about to shift you into a new season. He’s getting you ready to fly!
THE EAGLE'S NEST
The Bible tells us in Deuteronomy 32:11-12 that God led the children of Israel like a mother eagle raises her young.
When the mama eagle is ready to lay her eggs, she builds this beautiful nest—soft, comfortable, lined with downy feathers. And when those baby eaglets hatch, they're comfortable! Mama does everything for them. She brings breakfast, and all they have to do is open their mouths and she feeds them.
But as she keeps feeding them, they start growing. And here's what God is saying to somebody: You've outgrown where you are! You're too much fish for your tank! He's about to shift you into a new direction, a new dimension of glory!
WHEN GOD MAKES YOU UNCOMFORTABLE
So Mama Eagle realizes her babies are almost grown, but they're too comfortable. And if she doesn't force them out, they'll never discover what they were created to do. So she starts making changes—she begins plucking out those soft feathers. Now every time the young eagles lean back, they're getting stuck with sharp branches. They're uncomfortable!
Somebody, that's your story right now! God is making your situation uncomfortable because He's preparing you for something greater!
The psalmist said in Psalm 66, "You caused men to ride over our heads…" It was YOU, Lord! Not the devil—YOU! "We went through fire and through water, but you brought us out into a wealthy place!"
JOSEPH'S JOURNEY TO DESTINY
Look at Joseph! His brothers threw him in a pit, sold him into slavery, he was falsely accused and thrown into Pharaoh's dungeon. It looked like a season of continual DOWN. But Joseph was mature enough to tell his brothers, "It was not you who sent me here, but God!"
See, God had a plan! In that prison, Joseph met Pharaoh's butler. The butler later mentioned Joseph to Pharaoh, and suddenly Joseph went from the prison to the palace! From prisoner to prime minister!
God was preparing Joseph. He was getting him ready to fly. The pit. The prison. The betrayal. It was all part of the preparation for his divine destiny!
TRUST THE PROCESS
Now that the young eagles are miserable in the nest, the only comfort they have is their mother's wings. So they run to her, and when they grab hold—Mama suddenly jumps out of the nest!
Some of you feel like God just jumped out of your nest! But "trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean to your own understanding" (Proverbs 3:5). God knows what He's doing in your life! Trust the process!
The young eagles are screaming because Mama is flying them over mountains and oceans. And then she lands them back in that uncomfortable nest. But after they calm down—here's where it gets crazy—Mama takes one of them and DROPS them out of the nest!
The young eagle is fluttering, flapping, terrified! "Mama, are you trying to kill me?!" But before he hits the ground, Mama swoops down and catches him. And she repeats the process again and again.
YOUR MUSCLES ARE DEVELOPING
Listen to me—the young eagle doesn't realize that every time Mama drops him, his muscles are developing! His wings are getting stronger! And finally, ONE DAY, when Mama drops him out of the nest, he begins to ASCEND instead of descend! He begins to go HIGHER! He's flying at last!
I'm talking to somebody who has been feeling like God keeps dropping you again and again. God isn't trying to kill you! He's preparing you to go higher in Him! He's getting you ready to walk in a new level of authority and dominion! He's training you for greatness! He's teaching you how to soar!
The Bible declares in Isaiah 40:31, "They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint!"
GOD IS PREPARING YOU TO FLY
You're in a season of transition right now. It's okay that you're uncomfortable. It's okay that you're frustrated where you are. God is trying to get your attention!
Joseph was frustrated when his brothers threw him in that pit. But God was stirring up his nest! And in the end, when Joseph was standing in his divine destiny as prime minister of Egypt, he could look back and say, "It wasn't you that sent me here—it was GOD!"
Trust God's plan for your life! This process wasn't designed to kill you—it was designed to empower you to reign! The discomfort you're feeling right now is God's way of preparing you for the next dimension!
Get ready! Because God is about to do something POWERFUL in your life! He is preparing you to fly!
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Pastors Sean & Aimee Pinder
