There is so much freedom in faith, especially in the hard times, which seems so backwards to most. When falling, our first response is to reach out and right ourselves within our own strength… only reaching for help out of desperation, when our own efforts have failed. From birth we display this independent behavior, hence the creation of things like bumper guards for cribs, car seats, and locking mechanisms for all doors, drawers, and cabinets. A baby will roll, grab, and grasp anything with no thought to the hows, the whys, or the safeties involved. We parents world revolves around guarding and guiding until that child is capable of independence.

Being a human while discovering our strengths and weaknesses is almost cheating compared to the natural world. When I imagined the life of a baby bird, it is precarious at best… one wrong move and the earth will display its unforgiving nature! Those two parents do everything in their power to hover, protect and care for those chicks, but at some point the babes have to take a big leap of faith while taking their first flight. The parents stayed til the chicks took flight. Those babies trusted enough to fly from watching their parents do it, possibly. If anything happened to the parents, the chicks were doomed.

Wait a moment… maybe we are not so different after all.

It is so beautiful in scripture, how God often uses nature to reflect truths in a way my mind can understand. Many times in scripture, birds are written about… from the doves in the ark, to the sparrow of the field. When David described Gods overwhelming love for us to that of a bird, I suppose it stuck in my mind that He is the author of my faith, my source of freedom.

So I decided to place this scripture as my Note To Self #14

He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. Psalm 91:4

However we choose to envision Him, God is actively working nonstop for our benefit. I might see His wings in my minds eye, but another may see something completely different. The point is that we see and feel Him in our lives, because He is faithful to the end. The song God You Are by We Are Messengers, was fitting for today I thought. I hope you take a moment to listen.