My prayer life has been suffering.
The truth is, I have my priorities all out of order. I make sure to get my son to his activities and appointments, keep the fridge stocked, the car running and the house operational (mostly). I try to read a morning devotional, but then the phone rings or the dog gets into something or......and then the day is over.
It took one little grey bird to point out my error.
I recently put a bird feeder outside my office window. Originally, I set it up so that I had to sit at my desk in order to enjoy the activity. Maybe I would be more successful tackling all of my paperwork. My project board listed goals and steps to accomplish. My calendar included dates. The CD player had my favorite station set. I had even placed my devotional book and bible within elbow's reach.
This morning, the family of birds returned to perch and eat. That's when I noticed her. A rather small grey and white bird periodically stopped eating and cocked her head several times, as if to listen. It's a common behavior, but today, it had a special meaning. After she flew. I wondered.
Was her turn of the head an instinct or a habit? Did she hear anything before leaving? Am I like her? Do I even listen for God's guidance in Scripture or worship? Or, have I made myself too busy?
I picked up my devotional journal, Jesus Calling, written by Sarah Young. Here's what it said for today: "When you approach me in stillness in trust, you are strengthened. You need a buffer zone of silence around you in order to focus on things that are unseen."
I need to be more like that bird: feeding on His word and waiting for His guidance every day.
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