Be Still Little Bird

The other day I was in my garage organizing boxes and getting stuff ready for our big move back to California, and all of a sudden a small bird flew in and landed over by our garage window sill.  It was quite amusing at first watching this unusual sight with my eight year old son Jediah.  The little bird was flapping tirelessly up and down against the glass trying to somehow reach the outside sky, but what the bird did not see or understand was that there was a thin sheet of glass between it and freedom.  The garage door was just 5 to 8 feet away yet this small bird was focused and determined to flap it's little heart out to get out.  I decided to help the little guy so I grabbed a piece of foam board that was conveniently lying on the ground, and I stepped toward the bird as it began to struggle even more out of fear, I suppose, as this big dark figure approached from behind.  I knew as I held out the foam board that this little bird would need to stop for a minute to allow me to slip the board under it, thankfully it did and I slowly walked it toward the garage door and it soon ascended into the wild blue yonder.

 So why am I sharing this with you all, well I began to think about the whole ordeal and I realized that so often I can be that small bird flapping and striving to attain what I think is freedom, and I'm up against a clear wall and in all my efforts I'm going no where.  And as I sense Gods presence i begin to fear that God is coming to punish or harm me when all the while in His perfect wisdom knowing full well that I cannot escape that way, that there is a barrier and if I keep striving in that direction I will soon burn out or even worse break out and cause deep wounds.  So He so lovingly approaches and whispers, "Be Still my daughter, be still and know that I am God!"  And as I rest and put my trust in His hand, he is then free to lead and guide my life into the open sky's of HIS freedom where I can soar on wings of eagles.

How many times do we fight and strive toward something that seems right and that has an appearance of good, yet it may not be the direction God in His wisdom is taking us.  How often do we stop and wait and seek His guidance in every situation.  In our finite minds it seems like a good thing but to God who sees the bigger picture it is just a clear wall that we were never supposed to go through.  Gods ways are so much higher than our ways, may we take the time to seek Him and be still in His presence.


Psalms 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God.

Proverbs 3:5,6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.