I'm a hummingbird fan. Not the 'even-my-license-plate-has-to-say-HMNGBRD' but they are meaningful to me.
Whenever I feel emotional chaos in my life my attention is drawn to a hummingbird frantically flapping nearby.
I have been assured that hummingbirds are common and a sighting is no big deal. But it's rare for me to see one of these little winged buggers in action.
Our encounters have been eyeball to eyeball 'whazzup' meetings. These winged critters seem to be giving me the old stare down as if to scold me for being such a wimp. They're so minute and yet so beautifully detailed. Can't I see how the Creator spent so much time and attention on them? Isn't it obvious to me (with my HUMONGOUS brain in comparison) that God spends that much care in guiding my life?
What am I, a knucklehead?
Where was I?
Oh yeah. Hummingbirds.
So I'm looking out my patio doors this morning when I see two hummingbirds buzzing each other. Apparently these little guys are territorial and don't share their snacks willingly. I've been aware of a pair of birds vying for the same watering hole for several weeks now. Both of them have been able to feed from the flowers and feeder I have set there for that purpose. I'm thinking, "Cool. God is reminding me not to worry because He's taking care of them both just like He takes care of me."
But then the party is disrupted by an intruder as a third hummingbird dive bombs the proverbial chips and dip. Then a fourth marauder joins in the fray.
I'm witnessing 4 hummingbirds soar and buzz and chatter at each other right outside my door.
Now, I'm no dummy. I can see the obvious signs of nature fighting for survival blah blah blah.
But what it means to me is beyond that.
It's a reminder of God's extreme care of me even when I'm not really aware of the details. It's the provision over and above what I ask or think. It's God's assurance that He is present in my life. He knows my heart is sore right now and that I need an emotional and spiritual bandaid.
Who cares about dumb little hummingbirds?
I DO!
And that's why God brought them to my feeder today.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
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