We had moved to our new home only months before and the girls and their daddy were watching all of the birds in our back yard and the connecting field.
Our 5 year old Daughter # 1, loved birds and the thought of catching one was very intriguing to her. So, out came the salt shaker and the chase was on.
Daughter #1 has always loved blue birds in particular. After their first born arrived almost 11 years before, they were told they had only a 5% chance of having another child. She could hardly believe it when the doctor said they were expecting. As she anxiously walked through their home, contemplating what they had just found out, she couldn't help but wonder if she really was pregnant and if so, would she carry this baby to full term. They hadn't seen blue birds around their home but as she looked out that day, there sat a blue bird...a sign to her that all was well.
Recently they contemplated selling the home they had lived in for almost three decades. They prayed about it; talked about it and still there were doubts. One particular morning, full of doubts, Daughter #1 looked out their French doors and there sat a beautiful blue bird. They hadn't seen blue birds there in a very long time.
As they searched for a new home one in particular seemed to be just what they were looking for. While walking through it, she looked out the big glass doors and there, with the sun shining on it's beautiful wings, sat a blue bird.
They purchased the home and while the carpenters finished up the last bit of work so they could move in, doubts would creep in occasionally. After all, their other home was where they had raised both of their boys.....so many wonderful memories. Walking through their new home and still wondering if this was the right choice, again, there was a blue bird just outside the window.
They moved in about two months ago and just this past week, Daughter #1 said to herself,
"I haven't seen any blue birds lately. I wonder why."
Intending to water their flowers on the deck, she headed to the glass doors. And, you guessed it, two blue birds took flight as she opened the door.
As she and I discussed this via FaceTime this week, we realized that we don't hear God speak verbally, but we hear Him speak within our heart. We don't see God's face, but we do see God. We see Him in many things, including blue birds.
“Who doesn’t know that the Lord does things like that? Ask the dumbest beast—he knows that it is so; ask the birds—they will tell you; or let the earth teach you, or the fish of the sea. For the soul of every living thing is in the hand of God, and the breath of all mankind." Job 12:7-10 (TLB)
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