Another Lesson from the Birds

While reading my devotions the other morning, I was drawn to chattering birds outside my window.  I stopped reading and eavesdropped on their conversation. My, how they carried on! J I found it fascinating in my observations. Their melodious chirps and whistles seemed to harmonize into an expressive, joyful song.  Their excitement grew as their non-stop prattling rose to various degrees of volume. It was as though they, too, were spending time with their Creator in the new day’s dawn, perhaps even celebrating that a new day had arisen.

               If only I could be as excited as those birds when it comes to spending time with my Creator. Too often I rush through my devotion time, postpone it or even pass it by.  When I do miss my alone time with God, I definitely notice a difference, especially within myself. An uneasiness resides in my mind; I feel anxious and distracted, as though my energy has been reduced to mish-mash confusion. Even my attitude grows impatient, and I find myself more critical and less forgiving. These feelings might seem strange but they exist.  However, I know they have occurred because of my failure to spend that special, quiet time with my Father. AND sure enough, once I’m back on track with my sincere devotion time with God, my mind becomes clearer, my energy abounds (at least for a time J), and my spirit rejoices like the early morning birds.

               Once again those simple, common little birds showed me the importance of meeting God in the morning. With a renewed desire to commune with my Father through His Word, with confession and with prayer, I find that I, too, can praise and celebrate the breaking of a new day!!

“Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation. Give heed to the voice of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I will pray. My voice You shall hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning I will direct it to You, and I will look up.”  Psalm 5:1-3