Stirring the nest...

Before a baby Eagle leaves the nest, the Mother Eagle "stirs the nest". That could really bring about many different implications for us as, well Human Mothers. The baby eaglet will not leave the nest or fly until Mom determines it to be time. She will watch their every move, even when they are learning how to fly. Most birds will simply allow their young to leap and well, land where they may. But, the eaglets Mom will be right there along the way....If the baby flutters or flies, she will be there for whatever happens! As a Mom, are you like the eaglet's Mother or ....just like any other bird? God chose Moses to do the Mother Eagles job so to speak when He sent Moses back to "free His people" in Genesis. Moses stirred the "nest" when he went back to Pharaoh, made things uncomfortable and shook up the "as usual". We tend to become complacent and believe that "well, God will move this or that" when He is really waiting for US to get up and fly! As with the eaglet, Moses stayed with the children of Israel for the "entire flight". He never really left them and arrived just in time for their great "fledgling" moment while he was on the mountain receiving the 10 Commandments from God. You know, as Moms, do we want to leave them to their own devices or stir the nest and challenge them to be all they can be? Even as followers of Christ, we often see or sense the stirring of the Lord! Is He stirring you to move onto bigger and better, camp out and wait, or stop altogether and reflect? Take time to reflect and seek the Lord! Know that He's always stirring up something....we just have to be paying attention!