Birds don't ever worry! Have you ever noticed that? In my life time I have been the proud owner of 3 cockatiels. I bought my first one in the fall of 1990. I named him Norton! (Yes, I did use a Honeymooners characters name. I did own a dog once named Trixie!!) Norton was a great bird and I was able to hold him, pet him and he loved to whistle. He was very tame and he whistled loudly whenever I got home. He was gray with some white and yellow mixed in. I had him for about 12 years. I didn't get my second cockatiel until the summer of 2018. I heard about a family who could no longer could take care of their cockatiel so I gladly welcomed into my home Buttercup. Buttercup was a sweet bird who was very tiny and also very tame. He was white and yellow and only whistled loudly when I heard birds outside making noise. About a year later as my kids were about to move into an apartment with their Mom, they asked me to take in my father in laws bird Benny. Benny was another story! He loved to talk and make noise BUT...he would not let me hold him whatsoever. Whenever I tried to hold him he would pretend my finger was dinner so I was not able to hold Benny...ever! I had Buttercup and Benny together in cages side by side and Benny was not fond of Buttercup so Buttercup stayed far away in his cage! Buttercup went to birdy heaven before the pandemic began and Benny went to birdy heaven 6 months later. All three birds had one thing in common. When it was feeding time, they would run back and forth on their perch frantically until I put bird food in their dishes on the side of their cages. These 3 birds never worried. They knew I would feed them!
Last week while I was talking to my friend and Landlord Roy in the kitchen, 2 pigeons appeared out of nowhere. They landed on the side of the house on a railing by the side door. They were not nervous at all! In fact Roy's son Tim walked over and took pictures of the birds and they didn't fly away. They actually stared at us and made themselves comfortable. Even when we walked by the door they never flinched! That night after I went for a walk around the neighborhood I decided to chillax and watch a YouTube sermon from a pastor from Oklahoma, Craig Groeschel. Ironically his message was about birds and how they never worry! What he spoke on was so true. His text was Matthew 6:26 & 27 - Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life ?
Think about it!! You will never see a bird pouting, looking depressed or looking worried. They always seem to find a way to take care of themselves. They know where to go to find food, worms and bugs. They know where they can find straw, hay, grass or leaves to build their nest. THEY NEVER WORRY! What Jesus is saying here is so true. If God can provide for all the birds of the air, don't you believe He can take care of you? This was a lesson I had to learn the hard way. Lately I have been worried a lot about finances. I needed a reminder not only from a preacher down south but also from God's word that their is no need for me to worry! God has my back and God will always provide for me. Trust me when I say "HE HAS!"
HAVE A BLESSED WEEK!!
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