Collision course

Our bird feeder is quite near the side of our house. We have been visited daily by a little chaffinch who has been visiting the feeder. At 6am yesterday, bless him, he took again to his favourite activity of dive bombing our Windows. He is the only bird doing it and we have got so used to him doing it that we know that the tap, tap, tap sound is him again and so sometimes will lurch out of bed to look at him. So we have learnt from his behaviour. He however has learnt nothing from these collisions beak first with our double glazing. They must be painful for his little beak. 

This has been going on in my week of listening to God about the future. It made me think have there been times in my life where I have been like that chaffinch. Repeating behaviours or actions without drawing any conclusion as to whether they were good for me, even though sometimes they hurt more than banging a beak against glass!! I think, to be truthful, yes at times I have been like that chaffinch. So that set me thinking on the whole area of how do I live my life?

At a logical level it makes sense to humanly concentrate on the things that build me up or fulfil me. 

There is a quote in the book Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks which captures what we sometimes realise - "There's nothing more than to love and be loved.”

To me to give and receive love is what makes the difference between a life well lived and one of despair. And that also having love in my life enriches our Spirit. 

It may not be fashionable to acknowledge it but we are also spiritual creatures. as well.  We have our bodies and our mind and we have a spiritual life which needs nourishment too. 

I am still ploughing on with the book Undaunted by Christine Caine but have had to slow down in case I miss something important. I did however get as far as this phrase  "choose to trust the Creator of the universe, the one who hung the moon and placed the stars and fixed the sky." 

I choose life, I choose love, I choose as Christine says "to trust the creator" - I hope you can too. I invite you to share something that gives me strength.

For Reflection:

"whoever loves is a child of God and knows God" 1 John  4:7 GNT

"there is no fear in love; perfect love drives out all fear" 1 John 4:18 GNT

Our loving father in heaven, sometimes we have to go  back to your feet to learn. Help me to receive your knowledge and your gifts for my life. Amen

(above is a photo of the Chaffinch - we couldn't catch him on camera colliding with the glass!  This is one of his perching looking in moments)