CHICKENS & EAGLES

But those who wait on the Lord will find new strength. They will fly high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31  NLT

With each new batch of chickens that hatch our little flock increases. I am sad to say that I am often not diligent in counting the flock each day to know if any are missing. This past week however I noticed that two of our dominicker chickens were AWOL. My mind was quick to pronounce judgement that they probably had succumbed to the predators. I had feared that they could never survive out there at night all alone for any length of time.


As I took my walk one evening along our trail I realized that it would soon be dusk and I better head on toward home. I was about ¼ of a mile from our house near the big red barn that had recently been finished, and I thought that I heard the faint sound of a chicken clucking. I verded off the trail and went inside the barn and looked on the ground but no chicken was in sight. I turned to leave but heard the noise again and this time my eyes were drawn upward.


There on the highest rafter of the barn (some 11 feet up) sat the two chickens. Evidently in being allowed to range free they had wandered off and made their way to the barn to seek refuge. But the refuge of the barn wa not enough to protect them fully so they found a way to get to the highest peak of the barn away from the predators so they could find rest. They knew that being up as high as possible gave them good visibility to be able to see predators and thus would not be caught unaware.


This had been quite a feat for them for as I have stated before they are not the smartest animal on the farm. Another thing you may not know about chickens is that the less weight they carry the higher they can fly. The chicken however could not fly the eleven feet on its own. They had flew to the top of one of the bales of hay stored on the floor of the barn and used the hay as stepping stones until they were able to soar to the highest peak to find refuge and rest.

This sight had reminded me of a time in my life who words of prophesy were spoken over me. I was in the midst of all my trials and the word came to me that said, “ You are carrying around a lot of things (excess baggage) that God never wanted you to carry and inside your spirit wants to soar.”

Like the chicken my “weight” prevented me from soaring to new height. I had to start taking the steps one by one to get rid of all the excess baggage. With the Lord’s help I got rid of the baggage I was carrying around and now I can soar new heights.

Until Next Time, Gracie

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