A Wise and Loving Parent Deut. 32:11: Like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them on its pinions (NIV). God uses the metaphor of an eagle to create a picture of Himself as a wise and loving parent. Interestingly, one of the things an eagle does to encourage independence in its eaglets is to "stir up the nest," which forces them to learn to fly. Similarly, there comes a time when children must learn to "fly for themselves." Knowing this, a loving parent may stir up the nest by encouraging kids to solve age-appropriate problems and experience the consequences of their decisions.
Posted on: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 13:28:10 +0000