Hey, Look at the Birds!
Anyone who knows me knows I am a little ADD so in the middle of a conversation or doing something my attention can be drawn to something else rather easily. Sometimes I even joke with people and while talking will say, “Hey look at the birds!” I also at times worry. Worry about finances, work, life, family, circumstances etc. I know that worrying doesn’t help or add a minute to our life but that is just my sometimes reality.
So one rainy day, in one of my worrying states as I am leaving the house, my attention was drawn to this large bird in the grass beside the sidewalk. The bird is just standing there in the rain. Now I don’t know if birds have expressions but this one kinda had this look about it that said, no need to worry. Here is this bird in circumstances that look like they should be a good reason to worry and yet he does not look concerned at all.
As I saw the bird the Lord spoke to me from Matthew 6:25-26 “For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they?”
The next time you worry, look around at all the things in nature that are not. It is a gentle reminder from the Lord that He is concerned for us, that He loves us, that He will never leave us nor forsake us. So in my need to hear confirmation from the Lord that everything is going to be alright, He says “Hey, look at the Birds!”
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Matt you hit that one right on the head. I often see the same lessons in the people I speak with on a regular basis. Serving them is often a blessing for me because I constantly learn something or reaffirm something about myself, a friend, or family member. Thanx for sharing. This blog is great!