After the first year, the eaglet becomes independent. It has good eyesight, its talons are sharp, and it can fly and find its own food. Newly confident, the young eagle no longer has to depend on its parents but on its own ability.
Like the eagle, we must remain confident in our God-given abilities and strengths rather than on what other people think or say about us. Yet we cannot be as totally independent as the eagle and soar on our own. As we find our quiet confidence in the Lord, we find our strength. This gives us true assurance.
Assurance is not based on our own abilities but rather, on the inward peace we get as we daily depend on God's grace and strength.
Confidence based on our own abilities or achievements is false.
-- Sheryl Lynn Hill in Soar As the Eagle
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