Live like a Bird



So just the other day I had a conversation with a very dear friend about being content in our lives and how we need to trust God. Not only for provisions, such as food and clothing, but we also need to trust Him with our money, our jobs, and our desires. (Ps. 37:4) I had come across a quote that I had jotted down in a journal (shocking, I know! lol) by A.W. Tozer. "In almost everything that touches our everyday life on earth, God is pleased when we're pleased. He wills that we be as free as the birds to soar and sing our Maker's praise without anxiety." Well then our discussion turned to, "what does it mean to be free as a bird?"
This is a Killdeer

 At the greenhouse down the street is beautiful mama Killdeer (type of bird, in case you were wondering). This mama bird has four brown speckled eggs in her little nest on the ground. And everyday that I visit the nest, there she sits in rain, or hail or in the midst of human invaders, nothing phases this determined little mama. But does that little bird worry about where her food will come from? Does she fear whether or not her life has purpose? I dont think so. As I watch her sit and guard her babies, I can't help but envy her determination. I believe the Lord is delighted in that little bird simply because it chooses to live its life with the purpose it was given. And by doing what it was created for, the bird has been an example of God's glory, a reason to praise such marvelous creation.

So what about my life? Am I choosing to live my life with the purpose God has set out for me? Am I living life in a way that when other look at me they see the glory of my Creator and His wonderful works He done in my life? This week has started out with some crazy trials. Yesterday I was laid off from my job, today I found out my bills are going to be greater than my income, and to top it all off I think I blew up my microwave tonight at dinner. But that's life.. Its full of valleys and mountain tops, and I know that whether I'm down in a valley of trials or up high on a mountain top, God has a plan. And I will trust Him to provide as I continue to seek contentment in the chaos.


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